Rare 23 ANTIQUE c.1900 Negatives & Photos EGYPT NILE RIVER PALESTINE ISRAEL vtg
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Rare 23 ANTIQUE c.1900 Negatives & Photos EGYPT NILE RIVER PALESTINE ISRAEL vtg:
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Rare! 23 ANTIQUE c.1900 Negatives & Photos EGYPT NILE RIVER PALESTINE ISRAEL vtg
Up for sale is a very rare group of 23 ORIGINAL ANTIQUE c.1900 PHOTOS & ORIGINAL NEGATIVES of EGYPT, THE NILE RIVER & PALESTINE! (Details of each image is shown farther down in the listing.) The negatives are in individual antique envelopes with handwritten descriptions!The negatives are very rare not only for their subject matter, but also due to the fact that they are cellulose nitrate film which usually disintegrates over time. These are very hard to find in such good condition!
These photos came from a very special collection of antique photos and negatives taken in the region around 1900.The exact nature of this collection is unknown, but it appears to document the travels of an American party through Egypt, with some photos of their travels on a traditional felucca boat on the Nile dated March, 1901. One photo from the source collection (already sold in a prior sale) was captioned“Presbyterian Mission at Luxor” and showed a group of people outside of an American Mission School in Luxor.Another appeared to showJames H. Breasted, a very (if not the most) important Egyptologist!The establishment of the American Presbyterian Mission in Egypt began as early as 1854, and part of their missionary work was building American Mission Schools to provide academic and religious instruction. The first schools were established in Cairo and Alexandria, with others being opened during the missionaries’ trips up and down the Nile River.
Could these amazing photos have been taken during a Presbyterian Mission through the Middle East? One photo from the source collection (already sold at sale) was captioned \"Museum of Egyptian Antiquities\" — could the famous James H. Breasted have been part of this traveling party during his field work in Egypt from 1899 - 1908?
Approximate Dimensions of each photo and negative:4¾ x 3¾”
Condition:Good condition for their age with light wear. Some have pin holes on the edges, creases or light surface marks. Please see the photos for additional details and the most accurate description of their condition, and please ask any questions before offerding.
PHOTO DESCRIPTIONS IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE:
1 & 2) TwoNEGATIVES showinga water seller and horse and carriage in Cairo, Egypt!“Cairo. Water seller filling bottle at Nile across from Island of Roda.” is written on the envelope that contains these negatives. In one, a woman in the foreground is carrying a pack while a woman in the distance is filling a bottle in the river! The other photo shows a horse and carriage carrying people through the city, people walking and buildings.
3 & 4)Two NEGATIVES showingthe banks of the Nile River near Beni Suef, Egypt!!“Banks near Beni Suef.” is written on the envelope that contains these negatives. The photos were taken from a passing boat and are blurry. One shows two boats at the left side of the photo!
5)NEGATIVE showinga dahabeah boat on the Nile River in Egypt!Envelope reads:“Nile. Dahabeah.”
6)NEGATIVE showinga woman carrying a water jar on her head near the Nile River in Egypt! Envelope reads:“Nile. Woman with water jar. Woman when we stopped to escape storm.”
7)NEGATIVE showinga village on the Nile River in Egypt, above the village of Ballanieh!Envelope reads:“Nile. Village in palms, houses with pigeon jars. East bank above Ballanieh.”
8)NEGATIVE showingchildren standing on the bank of the Nile River in Egypt near the village of Magaga!Envelope reads:“Nile. Children standing on bank at Magaga.”
9)NEGATIVE showinga telegraph pole in the desert between Aswan and Philae in Egypt near the Nile River!Envelope reads:“Nile. Telegraph pole in desert between Asswan + Philae—Pioneer of Civilization.”
10)NEGATIVE showingpassengers on a ship deck on the Nile River in Egypt, March 22, 1901!Envelope reads:“Nile. Passengers on deck Mar. 22, 1901. Temperature 100°”
11)NEGATIVE showinga digger transporting materials near the Nile River in Egypt!Envelope reads:“Nile. The (?) digger showing method of carrying away material.”A man is carrying a large bundle of material at the center, and a young man wielding a tool is seen walking down the path at the right!
12)NEGATIVE showinga street scene in Cairo, Egypt! The film was exposed multiple times, so it is a blend of images: women walking in full facial coverings, men, children, vendors, etc., and even some signs at the upper right of the photo! Envelope reads:“Cairo. Street scene spoiled.”
13)PHOTOGRAPH of a bread merchant in Cairo, Egypt! He is balancing trays of bread on his head as he walks down a road lined with horses andcarriages. The building may be a hotel, as another antique print of this antique photo had notations on the reverse mentioning a hotel.Envelope reads:“Bread merchant, Cairo”
14)PHOTOGRAPH of a Captain on board the El Khedive steamer on the Nile River in Egypt!Envelope reads:“Our Captian, El Khedive steamer, Nile, Turning to give orders to steersmen.”El Khedive was one of the tourist steamers of the Thewfikieh Nile Navigation Company in Egypt around the turn of the century!
15)NEGATIVE showinga camel loaded with clover being walked down a street in Cairo, Egypt!Envelope reads:“Cairo. Camel loaded with clover”.The photo shows robed men walking beside the burdened camel, and other men walking and transporting goods in carts and a beggar sitting against a lamp post.
16)NEGATIVE showingthe Gezirah Palace Hotel in Cairo, Egypt!Envelope reads:“Cairo. Corner of Ismail’s Palace. Gezireh. Now a hotel”. This amazing old photo shows the palace and its beautiful statue garden!
The Gezirah Palace was one of the Egyptian royal palaces of the Muhammad Ali Dynasty. It is located in the Zamalek district on Gezira Island in the Nile, just west of Downtown Cairo.The Gezirah Palace, designed by Carl von Diebitsch c. 1868, was commissioned by Sultan Khedive Ismail for entertaining visiting international dignitaries during the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869.It was sold to Paul Draneht Pasha and Commander Oblieght in 1889, and by 1906 was the elegant Gezirah Palace Hotel. During the World War One it was put into service as the No.2 Australian General Hospital, after Mena House was unable to cope with the huge number of casualties from the Battle of Gallipoli.The Gezirah Palace is currently the central part of the Cairo Marriott Hotel complex, between the hotel\'s pair of towers, on Gezira Island north of the 6th October Bridge.
17)PHOTOGRAPH of an American traveller on a burro in Egypt! The man on the burro is part of a party traveling through Egypt, and an Egyptian man is standing beside them, possible a guide? Buildings and other native travelers can be seen at the right!
18) PHOTOGRAPHof a man (herder?) in Egypt or Palestine! The man is carrying what may be a prod, and there are burros or camels with loads on their backs in the distance at the right.
19)PHOTOGRAPH of a young boy in Egypt or Palestine! The young child is shown standing in front of a doorway in the ruins of a stone complex. Others can be seen beyond the doorway in the distance.
20) PHOTOGRAPHof ancient ruins, most likely in Egypt, Palestine or somewhere along the Nile River!
21)NEGATIVE showingmen and women outside of stone houses at the ancient Caesarea Philippi in Palestine/Israel!Envelope reads:“Palestine. Houses at Caesarna Philippi”
Caesarea Philippi (Ancient Greek Καισαρεία Φιλίππεια) or Caesarea Paneas (Καισαρεία Πανειάς) was an ancient Roman city located at the southwestern base of Mount Hermon, adjacent to a spring, grotto, and related shrines dedicated to the Greek god Pan, and called \"Banias, Paneas\", or Baniyas (not to be confused with Baniyas in northwestern Syria). The surrounding region was known as the \"Panion\".The city is mentioned in the gospels of Matthew and Mark. The city is now uninhabited, an archaeological site in the Golan Heights.
22)NEGATIVE showingBedouin tents andpeople traveling on a road with camels in Palestine!Envelope reads:“Palestine. A piece of the road near Dan. Bedween tents.”.“Dan”may refer to the village of Kafr Dan.
The Bedouinare a part of a predominantly desert-dwelling Arabian ethnic group traditionally divided into tribes, or clans, known in Arabic as ʿashāʾir (عَشَائِر).
The Bedouin form a part of, but are not synonymous with, the modern concept of the Arabs, and have been referred to by various names throughout history, including Qedarites in the Old Testament and \"arab\" by the Assyrians (ar-ba-a-a being a nisba of the noun arab, a name still used for Bedouins today). In this photo you can see a woman walking barefoot in front of Bedouin tents at the left, and a group of men with camels at the right!
23) PHOTOGRAPHof an Egyptian man with his camel, sitting in the shade of a large rock in Egypt!Envelope reads:“On the road to the tombs of the kings. Thebes. The Shadow of a great rock in a weary land”.Thebesis the Greek name for a city in Ancient Egypt, natively known as Waset, located about 800 km south of the Mediterranean, on the east bank of the river Nile within the modern city of Luxor. The Theban Necropolis is situated nearby on the west bank of the Nile.
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Rare 23 ANTIQUE c.1900 Negatives & Photos EGYPT NILE RIVER PALESTINE ISRAEL vtg:
$99.00