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Egypt (nation)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 727 Collections and/or Records:

 Item

[Sudanese warriors], 1880 - 1889

Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y302B/11
Scope and Contents

223 x 281 mm. Full length studio portrait of two Sudanese warriors, dressed in white and carrying spears. Photographer unknown, probably Zangaki.

Dates: 1880 - 1889
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Suez, 1908 - 1909

Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011B(LS)/114
Scope and Contents

A view looking shorewards, from the harbour at Suez.

Dates: 1908 - 1909
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
 Item

Suez, 1927

Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/2/5/146
Scope and Contents

65 x 40 mm. A view of buildings and boats taken from the sea.

Dates: 1927
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
 File

Suez, 1900

Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/PC Egypt/1-12
Scope and Contents

Booklet entitled 'Suez' containing 12 detachable monochrome postcards showing views of Suez, the Canal and Port Said. Published by 'Lévy Fils et Cie, Paris'. The postcards are captioned in English on the front and French on the reverse.

Dates: 1900
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Suez. British Church, 1900

Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/PC Egypt/14
Scope and Contents From the File:

Booklet entitled 'Souvenir of Suez' containing detachable monochrome postcards showing views of Suez and the Canal. Published by the Cairo Postcard Trust, Cairo. The postcards are captioned in English on the front and French on the reverse.

Dates: 1900
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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[Suez Canal construction work Ismailia], 1905 - 1906

Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3041B/39
Scope and Contents

299 x 239 mm. A view showing Egyptian labourers at work shifting earth with horse drawn railway trolleys under the supervision of an European overseer. In the background can be seen the funnels of numerous large steamers, and it seems likely that this is Port Ismailia, where Henry Williamson worked as a canal constructor after work had finished on the Aswan Dam. Y3041B/38 may also have been taken in this area.

Dates: 1905 - 1906
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Suez Canal entrance, 1920

Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/2/3/288
Scope and Contents

66 x 42 mm. Ships in the canal.

Dates: 1920
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Suez Canal [i.e. Qanat as-Suways], 1908 - 1909

Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011B(LS)/108
Scope and Contents

A view showing a small settlement of wooden huts on the bank of the canal.

Dates: 1908 - 1909
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
 Item

Suez Canal [i.e. Qanat as-Suways], 1908 - 1909

Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011B(LS)/112
Scope and Contents

A view showing a palm surrounded house on the bank of the canal with a small wooden jetty in the foreground.

Dates: 1908 - 1909
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Suez Canal [i.e. Qanat as-Suways]; and Cairo express train, 1908 - 1909

Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011B(LS)/116
Scope and Contents

A view from the Canal showing the Cairo express on the bank.

Dates: 1908 - 1909
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
 Item

Suez Canal [i.e. Qanat as-Suways]; Bitter Lakes [i.e. Al Buhayrah al Murrah al Kubrá and Al Buhayrah al Murrah as Sughrá (salt lakes)], 1908 - 1909

Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011B(LS)/110
Scope and Contents

A dull view looking over the Al Buhayrah al Murrah al Kubrá and Al Buhayrah al Murrah as Sughrá (salt lakes).

Dates: 1908 - 1909
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
 Item

Suez Canal [i.e. Qanat as-Suways]; Caravan, 1908 - 1909

Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011B(LS)/117
Scope and Contents

A view from the canal showing a camel caravan on the bank, with one of the lakes on the canal route in the background.

Dates: 1908 - 1909
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
 Item

Suez Canal [i.e. Qanat as-Suways]; caravan, 1908 - 1909

Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011B(LS)/118
Scope and Contents

A view from the canal showing a camel caravan on the bank, with one of the lakes on the canal route in the background.

Dates: 1908 - 1909
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
 Item

Suez Canal [i.e. Qanat as-Suways] 'Hitachi Maru', 1908 - 1909

Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011B(LS)/104
Scope and Contents

A head-on view of the Japanese steamer in the canal.

Dates: 1908 - 1909
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
 Item

Suez Canal [i.e. Qanat as-Suways]; Ismailia [i.e. Al-Isma`iliyah], 1908 - 1909

Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011B(LS)/113
Scope and Contents

A view from the canal showing stone buildings and elevated water tanks of Al-Isma`iliyah.

Dates: 1908 - 1909
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Suez Canal [i.e. Qanat as-Suways]. Port Tewfik [i.e. Bur Tawfiq], 1908 - 1909

Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011B(LS)/111
Scope and Contents

A view showing administrative buildings and a jetty on the canal bank.

Dates: 1908 - 1909
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Suez Canal [i.e. Qanat as-Suways]; sand storm, 1908 - 1909

Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011B(LS)/109
Scope and Contents

An uninformative slide taken from the ship and showing an undifferentiated blur on the bank of the canal.

Dates: 1908 - 1909
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
 Item

Suez Canal [i.e. Qanat as-Suways] - S.Y. 'Lysistrata', 1908 - 1909

Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011B(LS)/105
Scope and Contents

A head-on view of the steam yacht 'Lysistrata' in the canal.

Dates: 1908 - 1909
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Suez Canal [i.e. Qanat as-Suways] - 'Tying up', 1908 - 1909

Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011B(LS)/106
Scope and Contents

A blurred slide showing two men in a rowing boat taking the mooring line to the shore.

Dates: 1908 - 1909
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
 Item

Suez Canal [i.e. Qanat as-Suways]; 'tying up', 1908 - 1909

Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011B(LS)/107
Scope and Contents

A view showing the rowing boat near the banks of the canal with the mooring rope trailing behind her back to the ship.

Dates: 1908 - 1909
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Suez Canal [i.e. Suways, Qanat as-], Mar 1920, 1920-03

Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/2/1/383
Scope and Contents

85 x 60 mm.

Dates: 1920-03
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Suez. Entrance to the Suez Canal [i.e. Qanat as-Suways], 1900

Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/PC Egypt/18
Scope and Contents From the File:

Booklet entitled 'Souvenir of Suez' containing detachable monochrome postcards showing views of Suez and the Canal. Published by the Cairo Postcard Trust, Cairo. The postcards are captioned in English on the front and French on the reverse.

Dates: 1900
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Suez. General view of Port Tewfic, 1900

Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/PC Egypt/15
Scope and Contents From the File:

Booklet entitled 'Souvenir of Suez' containing detachable monochrome postcards showing views of Suez and the Canal. Published by the Cairo Postcard Trust, Cairo. The postcards are captioned in English on the front and French on the reverse.

Dates: 1900
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Suez - German liner, 1908 - 1909

Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011B(LS)/115
Scope and Contents

A view showing a German liner in the Red Sea near Suez

Dates: 1908 - 1909
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Suez. Native quarter, 1900

Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/PC Egypt/22
Scope and Contents From the File:

Booklet entitled 'Souvenir of Suez' containing detachable monochrome postcards showing views of Suez and the Canal. Published by the Cairo Postcard Trust, Cairo. The postcards are captioned in English on the front and French on the reverse.

Dates: 1900
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).