Egypt Photograph Album, 1936-1938

Summary

Extent:

.2 linear feet (1 half-size box)

Language:

English.

Background

Scope and content:

Photograph album with 19 professional quality, artistic Egyptian scenes, some with brief captions, 1936-1938. Includes images from the Western Desert (people, tents, donkeys, camels), urban street scenes and people engaged in daily activities (barber, vendors with carts - possibly Cairo), as well as port and Nile River views, with people and cargo-hauling boats (feluccas).

Acquisition information:

Purchase, 2003.

Physical location:

Del Sur

Location of this collection:

UC Santa Barbara, Special Research Collections

UC Santa Barbara Library

Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US

Contact:

(805) 893-3062

special@library.ucsb.edu

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