Archive record · Historical photographs & visual records
The temple of Abu-Sémbel
ca. 1952
Africa; Egypt; Egypt, -- AswānGovernorate, -- Temple of Abu Simbel
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art. Visual details below describe the original material.
Printed image caption reads: "The temple of Abu-Sémbel." Manuscript message and address on verso; postmarked postage stamp on verso.
- Collection
- African Postcard Collection
- Archival grouping
- African Postcard Collection / Series 15: Egypt (UA)
- Catalog date
- ca. 1952
- Recorded places
- Africa; Egypt; Egypt, -- AswānGovernorate, -- Temple of Abu Simbel
- Recorded subjects
- Cultural landscapes; Monuments
- Format and extent
- 1 Postcard (halftone., col., 10.5 x 15 cm.)
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Sources & collection details
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Catalog reference: EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA UA 1997-009-0003
Collection: African Postcard Collection