The photograph portrays a sāīs (سايس). This traditional term refers to those handymen workers who were originally responsible for the care of horses and donkeys but that were also employed as guards and messengers. The French word coureur means in fact runner. The man photographed in a typical ...
Borrowed from French "méhariste", from the 1890s the term designates a mehari - that is ne of a breed of swift dromedaries used chiefly as saddle animal rider - especially in a military unit., Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph is signed with blind stamp. Pencil caption ...
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph is titled, numbered (408) and signed on the negative but these last are no more visible., Main Heritage Compact General, HC.HP.2017.0104, 2-D Graphic, Item-ID: i24470326, BIB-ID: 2537296
