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Cairo Collection

Background imageCairo Collection: The Red Pyramid

The Red Pyramid
View of the Red Pyramid at Dahshur necropolis near Cairo, Egypt

Background imageCairo Collection: Old Cairo

Old Cairo
circa 1880: Old buildings in the Touloun quarter of Cairo. Examples of highly decorated mashrubiyeh windows. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageCairo Collection: Drawing with Gazing Crowd and Military Men in Tug of War

Drawing with Gazing Crowd and Military Men in Tug of War
(Original Caption) Cairo: Military Games At Cairo. The Tug Of War. Highlanders vs. Artillery

Background imageCairo Collection: Ruins of Mosque in Cairo, Egypt

Ruins of Mosque in Cairo, Egypt
Ruins of a mosque in Cairo

Background imageCairo Collection: Gustav Nachtigal

Gustav Nachtigal
(Original Caption) Gustav Nachtigal (1834-1884) German explorer of the Sudan in Africa (1869-1875). He set the German flag in Togo and Kamerun. (Actual photograph taken in Cairo 1875)

Background imageCairo Collection: Egyptian Men with Camel at Sphinx

Egyptian Men with Camel at Sphinx
Egyptian men with camel pose on Sphinx

Background imageCairo Collection: Troop Recruits Posing With German Officers

Troop Recruits Posing With German Officers
(Original Caption) German Colonial History is shown with Wissman hiring Sudanese troops in Cairo

Background imageCairo Collection: Egyptian Mummy

Egyptian Mummy
(Original Caption) Egyptian mummy found in a tomb near Cairo. Undated photograph. BPA2# 1026

Background imageCairo Collection: People Studying the Koran

People Studying the Koran
People study the Koran while sitting in a small cirle in the Court of Mosque El Azha

Background imageCairo Collection: Tomb of Mamelukes

Tomb of Mamelukes
Tomb of the Mamelukes, slave soldiers during the Middle Ages who fought to win political control of several Muslim states, including Egypt and Syria

Background imageCairo Collection: Bust of Aga Khan

Bust of Aga Khan
(Original Caption) Aga Khan Bust. Cairo: This thoughtful study of the Aga Khan was done in clay by his wife, the Begum Aga Khan

Background imageCairo Collection: Egyptian Relief Of Cleopatra Vii

Egyptian Relief Of Cleopatra Vii
(Original Caption) Ancient Egyptian relief of Cleopatra VII (69-30 B.C.) Undated photograph, retouched. BPA 2 #6378

Background imageCairo Collection: Napoleon Extending Amnesty

Napoleon Extending Amnesty
(Original Caption) Napoleon extends amnesty to the leaders of the revolting Arabs at Cairo ( Egyptian Campaign)

Background imageCairo Collection: The Gateway Of The Metwaleys

The Gateway Of The Metwaleys
(Original Caption) Picture shows the Gateway of the Metwaleys in Cairo, Egypt. 1855 engraving

Background imageCairo Collection: Shams Badran Standing Behind Bars

Shams Badran Standing Behind Bars
(Original Caption) Former Egyptian War Minister Shams Badran is flanked by military men during his trial before the Revolution Command Council on January 22nd

Background imageCairo Collection: Modern Building On Sharia Boulak

Modern Building On Sharia Boulak
(Original Caption) Cairo, Egypt: Exterior view of a modernistic building on Sharia Boulak in Cairo. Undated photograph. (Photo by �� Bettmann/CORBIS/Bettmann Archive)

Background imageCairo Collection: Canadian Nurses in Cairo

Canadian Nurses in Cairo
(Original Caption) 12/21/1915-Cairo, Egypt: CANADIAN NURSES IN CAIRO. These ladies are dressed in the most picturesque blue uniforms with blue buttons and stand outside the Canadian hospital at Cario

Background imageCairo Collection: Group of Youngsters Gathering Together

Group of Youngsters Gathering Together
Young group of people gather in Cairo

Background imageCairo Collection: Cargo Boats at Old Cairo

Cargo Boats at Old Cairo
(Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageCairo Collection: Egyptian Women Speaking on Patriotism in Public Square

Egyptian Women Speaking on Patriotism in Public Square
(Original Caption) 5/24/1919-Cairo, Egypt: Exclusive photograph showing native Cairo women addressing a crowd in one of the principal streets of the Egyptian City

Background imageCairo Collection: Rioting Students Taking Over Trolley Car

Rioting Students Taking Over Trolley Car
(Original Caption) 12/30/1919-Cairo, Egypt-: Photo shows students in Cairo taking posession of street cars and forcing the motorman to do their bidding during rioting

Background imageCairo Collection: Mohammed Al Mosque of Cairo

Mohammed Al Mosque of Cairo
Cairo, Egypt: Photo shows the exterior of the Citadel of the Port with the Mohammed Ali Mosque in the back. Undated b/w photograph

Background imageCairo Collection: Delegates Protesting

Delegates Protesting
(Original Caption) Delegates from Egyptian provinces in Cairo demand return of Said Pasha

Background imageCairo Collection: Egyptian Suffragists Displaying Flag

Egyptian Suffragists Displaying Flag
A group of women asking for the right to vote in any new Egyptian government display a flag, in Cairo, 1922

Background imageCairo Collection: Aerial View Of Pyramids

Aerial View Of Pyramids
(Original Caption) 6/9/1922-Scenes in Egypt: Aerial view of the Gizah group of pyramids at Cairo

Background imageCairo Collection: Prince Fouad and King Chamberlain

Prince Fouad and King Chamberlain
(Original Caption) Scenes in Egypt. King Fouad the first of Egypt, in the grounds of the Royal Palace at Cairo, with his Lord Chamberlain and A.D.C

Background imageCairo Collection: King Fouad and Lord Chamberlain

King Fouad and Lord Chamberlain
(Original Caption) Scenes in Egypt. King Fouad the first of Egypt, in the grounds of the Royal Palace at Cairo, with his Lord Chamberlain and A.D.C

Background imageCairo Collection: Aerial View of Cairo

Aerial View of Cairo
(Original Caption) An unusual view of Cairo, Egypt taken from the air

Background imageCairo Collection: Ariel L. Varges and the Cairo Baghdad Squadron

Ariel L. Varges and the Cairo Baghdad Squadron
(Original Caption) Scenes in Egypt. Ariel L. Varges in a Vickers Vimy of the Cairo Baghdad Squadron who flew over the pyramids with a motion-picture camera

Background imageCairo Collection: King Fouad at Palace Grounds

King Fouad at Palace Grounds
(Original Caption) Scenes in Egypt. King Fouad the first of Egypt, in the grounds of the Royal Palace at Cairo standing alone

Background imageCairo Collection: Ariel L. Varges and the Cairo Baghdad Squadron

Ariel L. Varges and the Cairo Baghdad Squadron
(Original Caption) Scenes in Egypt. Ariel L. Varges in a Vickers Vimy of the Cairo Baghdad Squadron who flew over the pyramids with a motion-picture camera

Background imageCairo Collection: Lord Allenby Working at Desk

Lord Allenby Working at Desk
(Original Caption) 12/29/1924- Cairo, Egypt- Above is pictured Lord Allengby, British Lord High Commissioner for Egypt, at work on matters of State on the veranda of the residency at Cairo

Background imageCairo Collection: British Troops in Cairo

British Troops in Cairo
(Original Caption) British Troops Patrol Streets in Cairo. Cairo, Egypt: A street scene here of the British troops on patrol duty

Background imageCairo Collection: Engineers Reconstructing Sphinx

Engineers Reconstructing Sphinx
(Original Caption) Modern Engineers Rebuilding Ancient Sphinx. Cairo: Above is pictured a view of the Sphinx, on which modern engineers have started work of reconstruction to save the famous figure

Background imageCairo Collection: King of Egypt Seated at Ceremony on Stage

King of Egypt Seated at Ceremony on Stage
(Original Caption) 1/14/1932-Cairo, Egypt - H. M. King Fuad of Egypt is seen seated on his throne while Ismail Sidky Pasha, Prime Minister

Background imageCairo Collection: Egyptian Army on Horseback

Egyptian Army on Horseback
(Original Caption) Patrol Cairo Streets. Cairo, Egypt: These steel-helmeted troops of the Egyptian Army are augmenting hundreds of police in preventing recurrence of riots in Cairo

Background imageCairo Collection: King Farouk Riding in State Carriage

King Farouk Riding in State Carriage
(Original Caption) 8/9/1937- Cairo, Egypt- Smiling broadly, 18-year-old King Farouk of Egypt, is pictured in the State Coach, riding to his recent investiture as monarch of the land of the Pharaohs

Background imageCairo Collection: Walter Emery Broadcasting from Inside Pyramid

Walter Emery Broadcasting from Inside Pyramid
(Original Caption) Walter Emery, famous British archaeologist, is shown as he broadcast from the interior of the Great Pyramid of Cheops

Background imageCairo Collection: King Farouk, Others, In Opera Box

King Farouk, Others, In Opera Box
(Original Caption) 3/4/1938-Cairo, Egypt: Inauguration of the International Telecommunications Congress here was dignified by the presence of King Farouk of Egypt

Background imageCairo Collection: Queen Farida at Sculpture Exhibition

Queen Farida at Sculpture Exhibition
(Original Caption) A patroness of the arts, H.R.H. Queen Farida of Egypt (foreground before statue), charming consort of youthful King Farouk

Background imageCairo Collection: Wedding Party for Shah of Iran and Princess

Wedding Party for Shah of Iran and Princess
(Original Caption) 3/30/1939-Cairo, Egypt- The wedding group taken after Princess Fawzia, 18-year-old sister of King Farouk of Egypt, and Crown Prince Mohamed Rida Chahbour of Iran

Background imageCairo Collection: Mohamed Rida Chabour with Wife and Queen Farida

Mohamed Rida Chabour with Wife and Queen Farida
(Original Caption) 3/30/1939-Cairo, Egypt-: Crown Prince Mohamed Rida Chabour of Iran is shown seated between his bride, Princess Fawzia (left), sister of King Farouk of Egypt, and Queen Farida

Background imageCairo Collection: Crowded Cairo Streetcar

Crowded Cairo Streetcar
The Number 13 streetcar, packed with passengers, rolls down a street in downtown Cairo

Background imageCairo Collection: Customers at Cairo Fruit Market

Customers at Cairo Fruit Market
(Original Caption) Cairo, Egypt: Street market

Background imageCairo Collection: Aerial View of Egyptian Military Cadets on Field

Aerial View of Egyptian Military Cadets on Field
Cairo, Egypt: Egyptian Military Academy

Background imageCairo Collection: Camels and Corpsmen in Formation

Camels and Corpsmen in Formation
Cairo, Egypt: Camel Corps of the Army mounted on camels

Background imageCairo Collection: Winston Churchill Posing with Colleagues

Winston Churchill Posing with Colleagues
(Original Caption) Churchill in Cairo. Cairo, Egypt: On the lawn of the British embassy in Cairo, during Prime Minister Winston Churchill's recent visit to the Middle East are

Background imageCairo Collection: Exterior of Shepheard's Hotel of Cairo

Exterior of Shepheard's Hotel of Cairo
(Original Caption) Egypt: General View of Cairo

Background imageCairo Collection: Wendell Willkie and Montgomery Study Battlefield Map

Wendell Willkie and Montgomery Study Battlefield Map

Background imageCairo Collection: Chiang Kai-Shek, Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill

Chiang Kai-Shek, Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill
Original caption: ca. 1943-Cairo, Egypt- This photo, just released in Washington, shows (left to right): Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek; President Franklin D

Background imageCairo Collection: Chiang Kai-Shek with Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill

Chiang Kai-Shek with Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill
(Original Caption) 1943-Cairo, Egypt: President Roosevelt seated outside during the Cairo Confererence with Mr. and Mrs. Chiang Kai Shek, and Winston Churchill

Background imageCairo Collection: President Roosevelt Meets Chiang Kai-shek and Wife

President Roosevelt Meets Chiang Kai-shek and Wife
(Original Caption) 1944-Cairo, Egypt: President Roosevelt meets with Generalissimo and Madame Chiang Kai-shek. Chinese hopes for a major Southeast Asia campaign were to be disappointed

Background imageCairo Collection: Portrait of Governor General Felix Eboue in Military Uniform

Portrait of Governor General Felix Eboue in Military Uniform
(Original Caption) Felix Eboue, Governor General of French Equatorial Africa, the first full blooded Black ever to hold so high a colonial post in the French Government is shown

Background imageCairo Collection: The Quincy Agreement

The Quincy Agreement
Two members of the entourage of King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia, as they appeared on the deck of the USS Quincy at the Great Bitter Lake in the Suez Canal, Egypt

Background imageCairo Collection: The Quincy Agreement

The Quincy Agreement
Members of entourage of King Ibn Saud, of Saudi Arabia, aboard the USS Quincy at the Great Bitter Lake in the Suez Canal, Egypt, during conference between King Saud and President Roosevelt as F.D.R

Background imageCairo Collection: Woman Doing Laundry

Woman Doing Laundry
(Original Caption) Refugees From Holy Land Hostility. Cairo, Egypt: Whether at home or in the corner of a refugee camp in Egypt, life goes on and the week's washing must be done

Background imageCairo Collection: Grand Staircase W/Two Guards

Grand Staircase W/Two Guards
(Original Caption) Cairo, Egypt: The grand staircase, guarded by two, uniformed men, at the Abdeen Palace in Cairo. Undated photograph

Background imageCairo Collection: Boys & Men Under Arch in Cairo

Boys & Men Under Arch in Cairo
(Original Caption) Cairo, Egypt: Children and men pose for the camera under an arch in Cairo. Undated photograph

Background imageCairo Collection: Street and Mosque in Cairo

Street and Mosque in Cairo
(Original Caption) Photo shows a street and the "blue" mosque in Cairo. Undated

Background imageCairo Collection: Oasis W/Buzzard, Camel;Pyramid In Backgro

Oasis W/Buzzard, Camel;Pyramid In Backgro
(Original Caption) Cairo, Egypt: Photo shows an oasis with a buzzard and a camel. In the background is one of the pyramids. Undated

Background imageCairo Collection: Man Ties Slippers on Tourist at Mosque

Man Ties Slippers on Tourist at Mosque
(Original Caption) Cairo, Egypt: A female, Western tourist enters a mosque. An attendant is tying slippers to her shoes. Undated photograph

Background imageCairo Collection: Coffin of Tutankhamon in the Cairo Museum

Coffin of Tutankhamon in the Cairo Museum
(Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageCairo Collection: Egyptian Lemonade Vendors Carrying Jugs

Egyptian Lemonade Vendors Carrying Jugs
(Original Caption) Cairo, Egypt: Photo of three lemonade vendors in Cairo carrying their beverage vessels. Photograph, ca. early 20th century

Background imageCairo Collection: Worshippers in Mosque of Amrou

Worshippers in Mosque of Amrou
(Original Caption) Egypt: [P-rome, Jean Lion? -1824-1904.] Prayer in the Mosque of Amrou, old Cairo

Background imageCairo Collection: King Farouk and Bride Posing with Family at Wedding

King Farouk and Bride Posing with Family at Wedding
(Original Caption) King Farouk of Egypt and his bride, Narriman Sadek, stand in the throne room of the Abdin families after the monarch's wedding

Background imageCairo Collection: King Farouk Posing with New Bride

King Farouk Posing with New Bride
(Original Caption) This is the first posed picture of King Farouk of Egypt and his new bride, 17-year-old Queen Narriman, in the throne room at Abdin Palace in Cairo

Background imageCairo Collection: Anti-British Rally in Cairo

Anti-British Rally in Cairo
(Original Caption) Egyptians Call for Boycott of British Goods. Cairo, Egypt: Part of the parade staged in Cairo in memory of the Egyptians who lost their lives from British bullets during the recent

Background imageCairo Collection: King Farouk Sitting on His Throne

King Farouk Sitting on His Throne
(Original Caption) King Farouk of Egypt sits on the throne as he listens to Premier Mustapha Nahas Pasha read the King's address at the opening of Parliament

Background imageCairo Collection: Major General Morshead

Major General Morshead
(Original Caption) Major General Morshead commander of the Tobruk Garrison which recently was relieved by the British Pincer movement out of Egypt

Background imageCairo Collection: Shepheard's Hotel

Shepheard's Hotel
(Original Caption) Shepheard's Hotel, Cairo, Egypt

Background imageCairo Collection: Courtroom Scene

Courtroom Scene
(Original Caption) Courtroom scene during the trial of 22 Egyptians accused of arson, looting and destruction of property during the great Cairo riots of January 26

Background imageCairo Collection: Army Tank and Soldiers Protecting Bank

Army Tank and Soldiers Protecting Bank
(Original Caption) Keep Order in Kingless Cairo. Cairo, Egypt: An Egyptian Army tank is shown parked outside the National Bank of Egypt in Cairo as one of the precautionary measures instituted by

Background imageCairo Collection: Farid Antoun Observing Food Prices

Farid Antoun Observing Food Prices
(Original Caption) On Guard Against Profiteers. Cairo: Egyptian Minister of Supply Farid Antoun (with glasses) tours Cairo markets with Army officers to see that retailers observe the official prices

Background imageCairo Collection: Middle Eastern Leaders Posing for Camera

Middle Eastern Leaders Posing for Camera
(Original Caption) General Naguib, Egypt's "strong man, " greets foreign correspondents with a smile here, just before the press conference on January 17th

Background imageCairo Collection: Rows of Cars

Rows of Cars
(Original Caption) Fleet of cars in the royal garage, once used by ex-King Farouk and his family. They are mostly Cadillacs and Packards

Background imageCairo Collection: Mohammed Naguib Giving Boy Scout Salute

Mohammed Naguib Giving Boy Scout Salute
(Original Caption) 2/1/1953-Cairo, Egypt- Egyptian Premier Mohammed Naguib gives the Boy Scout salute as he attends a Boy Scout campfire rally in Cairo

Background imageCairo Collection: Portrait of Mohammed Naguib

Portrait of Mohammed Naguib
(Original Caption) Cairo, Egypt: General Mohammed Naguib in his office

Background imageCairo Collection: Anwal Al-Sadat Signing Proclamation

Anwal Al-Sadat Signing Proclamation
(Original Caption) A monarchy since before the beginning of written history became a republic on June 19th as General Mohammed Naguib, who overthrew the 33-year-old ruler King Farouk last year

Background imageCairo Collection: Mohammed Naguib Sitting with Council of Ministers

Mohammed Naguib Sitting with Council of Ministers
(Original Caption) A monarchy since before the beginning of written history became a republic on June 19th as General Mohammed Naguib, who overthrew the 33-year-old ruler King Farouk last year

Background imageCairo Collection: Doria Shafik and Charlotte Weller Lie Down

Doria Shafik and Charlotte Weller Lie Down
(Original Caption) 3/21/1954-Cairo, Egypt-Doria Shafik, Egyptian sufragette leader (2nd from right), who has promised to fast until her native country allows demanded privileges

Background imageCairo Collection: Abul-Kheir Naguib by Prison Cell

Abul-Kheir Naguib by Prison Cell
(Original Caption) Wearing leg irons, journalist Abul-Kheir Naguib, former publisher of the suspended weekly "Al-Gomhour Al-Misry" stands with a guard outside his cell at Tura Prison

Background imageCairo Collection: Portrait of Ismail El Azhari and Mohammed Naguib

Portrait of Ismail El Azhari and Mohammed Naguib
(Original Caption) Ismail El Azhari, recently elected premier of Sudan (left), gets a warm welcome upon his arrival in Cairo by Egyptian president Mohammed Naguib

Background imageCairo Collection: Archaeologist Kamal al-Mallakh Sitting at Shoreline

Archaeologist Kamal al-Mallakh Sitting at Shoreline
(Original Caption) Kamal El Mallakh, noted archaeologist who discovered the solar boats of ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Cheops

Background imageCairo Collection: Gamal Abdel Nasser Receiving Kiss from Citizen

Gamal Abdel Nasser Receiving Kiss from Citizen
(Original Caption) Egypt's Premier Lt. Col. Gamal Abdel Nasser, (third from left, uniformed), gets an affectionate greeting from a citizen of Cairo



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