Alexandrie Rue Sésostris

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Object Details

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: "Alexandrie, Rue Sésostris." Building signage in image reads: "Pierre Agopian; Manufacture de Cigarettes Egyptiennes."

Additional printed text on recto reads: "Made for Pierre Agopian, Alexandria, Egypt. 87."

Postmarked postage stamps and manuscript message and date on recto; address and postmarks on verso.

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GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7eb2d6345-fb87-4091-8c33-c63664317543

Local Numbers

EEPA UA-30-23

General

Title source: Postcard caption.

Place

Africa

Egypt

Egypt, -- Al Iskandarīyah Governorate, -- Al Iskandarīyah (Alexandria)

Topic

Cultural landscapes

Cityscape photography

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African Postcard Collection

African Postcard Collection / Series 15: Egypt (UA)

Extent

1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)

Date

[ca. 1904]

Container

Volume 2 UA

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA UA 2012-001-0223

Type

Archival materials

Postcards

Picture postcards

Collection Rights

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Genre/Form

Picture postcards

Collection Restrictions

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.

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