Object Details
Creator
Raphael Tuck & Sons
Collection Citation
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Scope and Contents
Printed caption on recto reads: "CAIRO. ARAB RESTAURANT."
Printed caption on verso reads: "Arab Restaurant, Cairo. Here, under the feathery date-palms and dum palms, native Cairo comes to drink coffee and sherbet, to eat seethed kid and cloying sweetmeats, and refresh itself with cool melons, lemons, and lettuces. The Fellah woman in the background is carring away a basket full of greenstuff, probably beans, a staple food in ancient and modern Egypt."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "'Wide-Wide-World' Picturesque Egypt. Series IX. / Raphael Tuck& Sons 'OILETTE' [Regd] Postcard No. 7435. / Art publishers to Their Majesties The King and Queen. Printed in England." Publisher's logo on verso and recto.
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Local Numbers
EEPA UA-21-03
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
See Also
Egypt, Al Qāhirah, Al Qāhirah (Cairo) (30.07708, 31.285909)
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Place
Africa
Egypt
Egypt, -- Al Qāhirah, -- Al Qāhirah (Cairo)
Topic
Recreation
Cultural landscapes
Creator
Raphael Tuck & Sons
See more items in
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 15: Egypt (UA)
Extent
1 Postcard (halftone., col., 14 x 9 cm.)
Date
[ca. 1910]
Container
Volume 1
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA UA 2012-001-0190
Type
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture postcards
Paintings
Collection Rights
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Genre/Form
Picture postcards
Paintings -- Reproductions
Collection Restrictions
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
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Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087934-1