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Glass Slide of Arab Boys and Teacher

Description: A glass slide showing a photograph of a group of Arab boys seated around a man who appears to be their schoolmaster. The photograph was likely taken by Hippolyte Arnoux.
Date: [1882..1929]
Creator: Arnoux, Hippolyte

Glass Slide of the Pyramid of Cheops (Egypt)

Description: A glass slide showing a photograph of the Pyramid of Cheops as seen from the West. The Pyramid of Cheops (also known as the Great Pyramid of Giza) is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza pyramid complex, and borders what is now El Giza, Egypt. It is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only one to remain largely intact. On the frame of the slide is printed "T. H. McAllister, Manufacturing Optician, 49 Nassau Street; New York." On the reverse, the sli… more
Date: [1882..1929]

Glass Slide of “’Sais’ or Carriage Runners

Description: A glass slide showing a photograph of two Arab men standing beside a cart. The slide is labeled “’Sais’ or Carriage runners,” and was most likely taken in Egypt. The term "Sais" probably refers to the French term "Saîs coureurs" or "runners." The slide is numbered No. 33.
Date: [1882..1929]

Glass Slide of Ben Yakar (Egyptian)

Description: A glass Slide of Ben Yakar (Egyptian). On the slide frame is printed the name " Dr. L. B. Clifton, Dayton, Ohio" and the corporate name "Crystal Slide Co. "
Date: [1882..1929]

Glass Slide of Close-Up Relief from Egyptian Obelisk

Description: A glass slide showing a photograph of close-up relief of an Egyptian obelisk. The relief possibly shows the Egyptian god Ra. The slide is numbered No. 208. Accompanying documentation reads "Cleopatra VII--Bonfils Photography."
Date: [1882..1929]

Glass Slide - “Egyptian Scene”

Description: A glass slide showing an Arab man and a woman wearing a burka walking along an Egyptian street. The image is captioned “Egyptian scene,” and carries the logo of the Chicago Transparency Company.
Date: [1882..1929]

Glass Slide of Pilgrims on Road to Pyramids of Giza

Description: A glass slide showing a photograph of pilgrims on the road to the Pyramids of Giza. The photograph is numbered No. 855, and was likely taken by a member of the American Colony, in Jerusalem, Israel.
Date: [1882..1929]

Glass Slide of Carriages in front of Shepheard’s Hotel (Cairo, Egypt)

Description: A glass slide showing a photograph of carriages in front of a place identified as the Shepheard’s Hotel in Cairo, Egypt. The hotel was the leading hotel in Cairo and one of the most celebrated hotels in the world from the middle of the 19th century until it was burned down in 1952 in the Cairo Fire. The slide carries the logo of the Chicago Transparency Company.
Date: [1882..1929]
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