Royal Flying Corps - Egypt in the 1910s
Antiquariat Inlibris (1883-present) (Role: Bookseller)
Text from catalogue: Many photographs in this album depict daily life in Egypt, such as women fetching water from the Nile and carrying it in large terracotta pots and a young shepherd boy assisting his father near the pyramids. Most interesting is a man pressing garments by foot with a hot iron, ploughing crops with an ox-driven wood sledge, and other field work. Great use is made of various forms of carts, from selling tea or snacks, to general travel. Camels also prove most efficient for conveyance, as caravans cross the desert, the men leading afoot, and others are heavily laden with building materials. Also shown are pastoralist nomads, Bedouins fabricating a tent, and Berbers leading camel. Especially rare, however, are the images of European women donning forms of the so-called burqa in a fashionable manner, with jewelry, lace embellishments and classic heels. The album also yields first-hand snapshot images of World War I aircraft, including several crashed airplanes. Interesting is the photograph of a destroyed tank, since only a few of these were deployed in the Middle East during WWI. The final 58 photographs show the compiler's home life in Great Britain.
Jasmine Soliman and Jonathan Burr, with assistance from Emily Broad for Akkasah: Center for Photography NYUAD
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Language: Description is written in: English, Latin script.
Akkasah: Photography Archive (NYU Abu Dhabi)
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The front cover of the album 'Royal Flying Corps - Egypt in the 1910s'., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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The inside front cover of the album 'Royal Flying Corps - Egypt in the 1910s., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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The inside front cover of the album 'Royal Flying Corps - Egypt in the 1910s., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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A handwritten note on the inside cover of the album 'Royal Flying Corps - Egypt in the 1910s., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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The title page for the album 'Royal Flying Corps - Egypt in the 1910s' produced by Eyre and Spottiswoods, Great New Street, London, E.C., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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The back of the title page of 'Royal Flying Corps - Egypt in the 1910s'., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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An empty page., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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An empty page., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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Clockwise from top left: Feluccas on a river, the Sphinx, the Pyramid of Khafre, and people in the street., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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An empty page., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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Street scenes., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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An empty page., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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Clockwise from top left: a woman, a man next to a camel, street vendors and women at a well. Original text "men lounging in the street and women cooking.", Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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An empty page., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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Three views of the funerary complexes of Mamluk Amir Qurqumas and Mamluk Sultan al-Ashraf Inal., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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An empty page., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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From top to bottom: Kasr el Nil bridge, houseboats on the Nile, and men gathered in the street., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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An empty page., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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From top to bottom: A boy working at a cobblers, children next to swings and a street vendor., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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An empty page., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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From top to bottom: Two men riding camels, the Sphinx and the Pyramids of Giza, and a sailboat on a river., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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An empty page., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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From top to bottom: Two veiled women with a man sitting on a carriage, two men sitting mill and people in a funeral procession., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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An empty page., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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Three views of a desert landscape with a stone walls and a caravan of camels., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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An empty page., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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From top to bottom: Two images of men wearing pith helmets in the desert and three men wearing pith helmets with a man wearing a turban and sitting on a camel., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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An empty page., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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From top to bottom: a stone structure, a soldier outside a structure, and a herd of donkeys with people in the background., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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An empty page., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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From top to bottom: Portraits of men wearing pith helmets and camels with a tent in the background., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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An empty page., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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Three views of cattle pulling a plough., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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An empty page., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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From top to bottom: Two views of cattle pulling a plough and two men sitting on the ground sifting crops., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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An empty page., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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Top and bottom images: Men sifting crops. Central image: Two men wearing pith helmets using cooking utensils., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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An empty page., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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From top to bottom: A cow working a mill, a group riding a carriage, a group portrait of three women one of whom holds flower garlands., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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An empty page., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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From top to bottom: People at the Western Wall, animals grazing near the Pyramids of Giza and a sphinx., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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An empty page., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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From top to bottom: A man riding a camel, animals by a riverside and children in front of a dome., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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An empty page., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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Men and women working at riverside with baskets., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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An empty page., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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From top to bottom: A landscape of palm trees, a man fishing, and a canal running through gardens, Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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An empty page., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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From top to bottom: A landscape with buildings in the foreground, a view of men lifting barrels and train carriages, and a landscape with buildings in the foreground., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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An empty page., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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Men standing next to a wreck of an air force airplane., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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An empty page., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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From top to bottom: A plane wreck, three men posing next to an airplane body in a hangar and six men standing next to a plane wreck., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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An empty page., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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From top to bottom: Men posing by a Maurice Farman S.11 Shorthorn airplane, a sarcophagus, and men standing by boats., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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An empty page., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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From top to bottom: The wreck of a tank, a group portrait of four airmen, and a boat., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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An empty page., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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From top to bottom: Two street vendors, an aerial view of a city, and two people in front of the Great Pyramids of Giza., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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An empty page., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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From top left clockwise: A man transporting supplies on donkey-back, people working in a field, two airmen, and a portrait of an airman holding a gun., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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An empty page., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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From top left clockwise: Three people standing next to a structure made of natural materials, a man riding a camel, an airman standing in front of a stone structure and a portrait of a man wearing a turban., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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An empty page., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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From top left clockwise: Men standing by the frame of an airplane, a view of clouds taken from a biplane, a man standing in front of Pharaonic statues and a ancient Egyptian stela., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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An empty page., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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From top left clockwise: A portrait of three soldiers, a portrait of a soldier, a veiled woman standing in a street, and a man two carrying waterskins at a riverside., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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An empty page., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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From top left clockwise: The statue of Ferdinand de Lesseps in Port Said, palm trees lining a canal, date palms, and a man working with crops., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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An empty page., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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From top left clockwise: A man using a machine to make a tarboush/fez, an animal in a pen, a street scene, and a railway leading to the Great Pyramids., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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An empty page., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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Four portraits of women and girls., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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An empty page., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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Four portraits of women., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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An empty page., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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Three portraits of women and a portrait of a boy on a donkey., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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An empty page., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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Top: A man riding a donkey. Bottom: A horse walking on a track between fields., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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An empty page., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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A portrait of a man wearing a keffiya and agal., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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An empty page., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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Left: A portrait of a woman with a child. Right: A portrait of a man ironing., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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An empty page., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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Left: People walking beneath an arch. Right: A street vendor., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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An empty page., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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A portrait of a woman., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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An empty page., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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Left: Two women, one of whom holds a child. Right: Two women standing in water, balancing pots on their heads., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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An empty page., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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Top: A man walking with a camel near the Great Pyramids. Bottom: A boy herding sheep., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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An empty page., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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A portrait of a man weaing a turban., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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An empty page., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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From top left clockwise: A man talking to a boy, a man carrying a basket on his head containing bread products, a man riding a dobkey and camels carrying supplies, and a portrait of two boys in front of a building., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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An empty page., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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Top: A portrait of a man working at an irrigation device with two soldiers standing nearby. Middle: Two girls sitting on the ground. Bottom: A portrait of seven children., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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From top left clockwise: A woman holding two dogs on leads in front of some tea rooms, three portraits of dogs and a man holding a dog on a lead., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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From top to bottom: Street vendors and passersby, two men seated on the ground, and a portrait of a man and a boy with a mule., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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Three portraits of dogs., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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From top left clockwise: A boy standing outdoors, a soldier, a side profile of a camel, and men loading soacks onto docked boats., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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Top: Portraits of a man and a woman with a dog. Bottom: Two portraits of the same man., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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Portraits of soldiers with guns., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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From top left clockwise: A woman sitting on a stile, a woman standing in a field, a woman and a dog in a garden, and two women sitting on a log., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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From top left: A soldier standing by a shoreline, two group portraits of soldiers sitting on the ground, and soldiers standing on a dredger., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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From top left clockwise: A woman holding a dog, soldiers sitting in deck chairs around a table outdoors, two women at the beach, and a woman sitting on the ground., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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Three views of soldiers in a punt boat., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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Portraits of a woman and a man in a garden., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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Top: A man stands at the edge of a lake. Middle and bottom: Two landscape views of a lake., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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Portraits of a man and woman adjacent to landscape views of cliffs., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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Three views of stream and a stately house in front of a lake., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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Three views of a coastal landscape, a stone bridge across a body of water and a woman at a beach., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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Three views of the coastline in Hastings, including the Chatsworth Hotel., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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From top left clockwise: a bridge over a river, a woman standing in front of a building, two mountain landscapes, and a photograph of a boat going down a river., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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Five landscapes., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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An empty page., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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The back inside cover for the album 'Royal Flying Corps - Egypt in the 1910s'., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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The back inside cover for the album 'Royal Flying Corps - Egypt in the 1910s'., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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The back inside cover for the album 'Royal Flying Corps - Egypt in the 1910s'., Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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The back cover of the album 'Royal Flying Corps - Egypt in the 1910s, Circa 1910-1918, inclusive
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