Bonfils, Félix 1831-1885 photographer. still image picture still image Portrait photographs. Albumen prints-1800-1900. ua 1890 1900 monographic between 1890 and 1900. fre 1 photograph : albumen print on card mount ; sheet 37 x 30 cm

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Item. 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 portrait pose in front of a backdrop recreating an Egyptian landscape. No Known Copyright 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 Manners and customs Egypt Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918 Portraits Cairo (Egypt) aacr rda QAFCL 160926 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.5 using MARC21slim2MODS3-5.xsl (Revision 1.111 2016/3/24) eng