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Allée de Pyramides
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View down road lined with trees in Egypt. A group of Egyptians are standing and sitting between the trees and the river, and travelers on the road are walking or riding camels. There is a small bridge over the river. The pyramids are in the background on the left. This image was included in a photo album documenting a trip made by Violet Dousman to Egypt in 1896.
1890
Sébah & Joaillier (Photography studio)
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WHi 90915
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Sphinx de Gizeh
1890
The Sphinx at Giza in Egypt. Three men are standing or sitting on the shoulder of the Sphinx, and several men are sitting in the shade below with two camels, and one man astride a donkey. Pyramids ...
Violet Lee Dousman and Fellow Travelers and Guides
1896
A group portrait of Violet Lee Dousman (back row, 3rd from left) and her fellow travelers, guides and Egyptians on a trip to Giza, Egypt. Five people are riding camels and one man and one woman are...
Intérieur de la Mosquee de Ste. Sophie
1890
Interior view of the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey. This building has been a Orthodox patriarchal basilica, a Mosque and is now a museum. This image was included in a photo album documenting a t...
Violet Lee Dousman and Fellow Travelers in Egypt
1896
Group portrait including Violet Lee Dousman (back row, 4th from left) and her fellow travelers on a trip to Egypt.
Conrad Seipp Jr. in Egypt
January 1909
Three men in western dress riding camels pose with their Egyptian guides in front of the Sphinx at the Giza necropolis, with the Cheops pyramid in the background. Identified on the photograph's ma...
Rutted Road and Bridge Over River
1891
A deeply rutted dirt road leads to a bridge over a river. Buildings are on both sides of the river. Bluffs and hills with trees are in the background. This image was entered in a 1898 competition s...
