Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph shows the Bab Al-Khalq building that hosted the Egyptian National Library and... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph shows the Bab Al-Khalq building that hosted the Egyptian National Library and Archives from 1904 until 1971, together with the Dar Al-Athar Al-Arabiya; at the time of Sultan Hussein Kamel (d. 1917), this library was known as Sultanieh Library. Before that date, the National Library of Egypt—founded by the Khedive Isma’il Pasha in 1870 and originally designated as Kotub Khana or Khedieval Library— was housed in Darb al-Gamamiz. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2016.0089-0008 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23703271 BIB-ID: 2524740 Show less
The postcard shows the Eden Palace Hotel, which opened around 1900 in a location overlooking the Ezbekiyya Gardens (from this the old name of the... Show moreThe postcard shows the Eden Palace Hotel, which opened around 1900 in a location overlooking the Ezbekiyya Gardens (from this the old name of the street, and title of the postcard. "Genaineh" is جنينة, Egyptian Arabian for garden). Title from item, date devised by Library staff. On the verso the logo of German publisher and "Cai[ro] 81". Manuscript annotation on the recto "I stayed in this hotel [Eden Palace Hotel] in 1915" and on the verso of the print. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0061 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i2682582x BIB-ID: 2854700 Show less
Parades & processions, Parades & processions--Egypt--1900-1910--Photographs, Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages, Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages--Egypt
The photograph shows the parade of the Mahmal, the ceremonial palanquin carried on a camel which was accompanying pilgrims from Cairo to Mecca. Ti... Show moreThe photograph shows the parade of the Mahmal, the ceremonial palanquin carried on a camel which was accompanying pilgrims from Cairo to Mecca. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph is titled and numbered "Serie 597" Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2016.0089-0023 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23706028 BIB-ID: 2525743 Show less
The photograph depicts a staged scene with orange vendors and veiled women. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Display... Show moreThe photograph depicts a staged scene with orange vendors and veiled women. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2016.0089-0027 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23706065 BIB-ID: 2525748 Show less
Title from item, date devised. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2017.0070 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24468435 BIB-ID: 2608292 Show moreTitle from item, date devised. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2017.0070 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24468435 BIB-ID: 2608292 Show less