Soldiers, Soldiers--Egypt--Portrait photographs, Manners and customs, Manners and customs--Egypt--Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918--Portraits
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph is captioned, numbered (639) and signed "Zangaki" in the negative. Main Heritage... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph is captioned, numbered (639) and signed "Zangaki" in the negative. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2016.0053-0082 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26481649 BIB-ID: 2830511 Show less
Manners and customs, Manners and customs--Egypt--Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918--Portraits
The photograph portrays the man with a hookah, in front of a backdrop recreating a kind of idyllic rural scene. Title from item, date devised by... Show moreThe photograph portrays the man with a hookah, in front of a backdrop recreating a kind of idyllic rural scene. Title from item, date devised by Libray staff. The photograph is captioned and numbered (626) in the negative. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0053-0069 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23694853 BIB-ID: 2523856 Show less
Manners and customs, Manners and customs--Egypt--Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918--Portraits
The photograph portrays a sāīs (سايس). This traditional term refers to those handymen workers who were originally responsible for the care of... Show moreThe 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 portrait pose in front of a backdrop recreating an Egyptian landscape. Title devised by Library staff, date from item.The photograph is signed, captioned and numbered (862) in the negative. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2016.0053-0073 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23694841 BIB-ID: 2523854 Show less
