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Souvenir d'Egypt
[ca. 1901]
Africa; Egypt; Egypt -- Būr Sa'īdGovernorate -- Būr Sa'īd (Port Said); Egypt, -- As SuwaysGovernorate, -- Suways, Qanāt as(Suez Canal)
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.
Orginal caption reads: "Souvenir d'Egypt. / Sakka. / Citadelle et tombe aux des Kalifes. / Ensemble de Port Said et le Phare. / Vue de l'entrée du Canal et Palais de la Compagnie de Canal de Sues." Translated caption reads: "Souvenir of Egypt. / Sakka. / Citadel and the tomb of the Caliphs. / General view of Port Said and the Lighthouse. / View of the entrance to the Canal and Sues Canal Company Palace." Addtiional printed text on recto reads: "N⁰. 1230." Manuscript date and message on recto; address and postmarks on verso.
- Collection
- African Postcard Collection
- Archival grouping
- African Postcard Collection / Series 15: Egypt (UA)
- Catalog date
- [ca. 1901]
- Recorded places
- Africa; Egypt; Egypt -- Būr Sa'īdGovernorate -- Būr Sa'īd (Port Said); Egypt, -- As SuwaysGovernorate, -- Suways, Qanāt as(Suez Canal)
- Recorded subjects
- Cultural landscapes; Architecture -- Africa
- Format and extent
- 1 Postcard (col, 9 x 14 cm.)
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Catalog reference: EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA UA 2012-001-0087
Collection: African Postcard Collection