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
View of the Place des Consuls, or modern-day Tahrir Square. The square was created in the 1840s by the Italian engineer Francesco Mancini. Title... Show moreView of the Place des Consuls, or modern-day Tahrir Square. The square was created in the 1840s by the Italian engineer Francesco Mancini. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. On the verso: "Union Postale Universelle Egypte Carte Postale" and "Cliché he L. Papazoglou & Co.". Manuscript text on the verso mentioning the card is sent to enrich the recepient's collection. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0070 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26825995 BIB-ID: 2854718 Show less