Visit just about any major site in Egypt and one will be deluged with offers of postcards. Unlike the glossy, colour postcards available now, the ones featured here are from the early 20th century and they possess an antique aspect to them. Some of them capture an Egypt that was still largely untouched by development. Giza is a good example where development now extends right up to the plateau that is home to the Great Pyramid. The postcards featured here represent a small selection from my personal collection of over one thousand, mainly early 20th-century Egyptian postcards, which cover from Suez to Alexandria and Cairo to Abu Simbel.
CAIRO - EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Cairo - Tombs of the Mamelukes |
Native sugar cane seller, Cairo |
Kasr el Nil bridge, Cairo |
Arabic Museum, Cairo |
Pont Limun Station, Cairo |
Railway Station, Cairo |
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