During his trip to Egypt, Elisofon visited Aswan and its surrounding, noted for ruins of temple by Ptolemy Euergetes & for Aswan High Dam. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was on assignment for Life magazine and traveled to Africa from January 8, 1947 to end of June 1947.
Local Numbers:
Negative number Nile 1947 C-14, 12.
General:
Title source: Index card based on photographer's notes.
Local Note:
Typed index card reads, "M 6 Egy. Egypt. near Aswan. Bisharin feeding grain to his two camels. 6/1947. EE. neg.no. Nile 1947 C-14, 12." The card was written in 1977-79 by Archives staff using source provided by photographer.
Collection Restrictions:
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Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
During his trip to Egypt, Elisofon visited Aswan and its surrounding, noted for ruins of temple by Ptolemy Euergetes & for Aswan High Dam. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was on assignment for Life magazine and traveled to Africa from January 8, 1947 to end of June 1947.
Local Numbers:
Negative number Nile 1947 C-14, 13.
General:
Title source: Index card based on photographer's notes.
Local Note:
Typed index card reads, "M 6 Egy. Egypt. near Aswan. Bisharin feeding grain to his two camels. 6/1947. EE. neg.no. Nile 1947 C-14, 13." The card was written in 1977-79 by Archives staff using source provided by photographer.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
During his trip to Egypt, Elisofon visited Aswan and its surrounding, noted for ruins of temple by Ptolemy Euergetes & for Aswan High Dam. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was on assignment for Life magazine and traveled to Africa from January 8, 1947 to end of June 1947.
Local Numbers:
Negative number Nile 1947 C-14, 14.
General:
Title source: Index card based on photographer's notes.
Local Note:
Typed index card reads, "M 6 Egy. Egypt. near Aswan. Bisharin feeding grain to his two camels. 6/1947. EE. neg.no. Nile 1947 C-14, 14." The card was written in 1977-79 by Archives staff using source provided by photographer.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Orginal recto caption reads: "Bicharis Huts Near Assuan."
Additional printed text on recto reads: "No. 577 (Registered) Lichtenstern & Harari - Cairo."
Items EEPA UA-12-07 and EEPA UA-12-08 bear variations of same recto image.
Local Numbers:
EEPA UA-12-08
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Collection Restrictions:
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Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Printed caption on recto reads: "Besharins driving on camels."
Local Numbers:
EEPA UA-24-04
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Collection Restrictions:
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Collection Rights:
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Orginal caption reads, "." Lichtenstern E Harari - Cairo E Alexandria.
Orginal recto caption reads: "Bicharin's Hut."
Printed text on verso reads: "Lichtenstern E Harari - Cairo E Alexandria."
Manuscript massage on recto and verso; address and postmarked postage stamp on verso.
Items EEPA UA-12-07 and EEPA UA-12-08 bear variations of same recto image.
Local Numbers:
EEPA UA-12-07
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Printed caption on recto reads: "Assuan: Type of the Bishsarin Race."
Printed text on verso reads: "Editors: Lehnert & Landrock, Cairo."
Local Numbers:
EEPA UA-20-34
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Collection Restrictions:
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Collection Rights:
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Printed caption on recto reads: "GROUPE DE BICHARIS."
Additional printed text on recto reads: "Lichtenstern & Harari, Commissions-Agents, Cairo." Image number on recto: "525."
Items EEPA UA-20-02 and EEPA UA-20-18 are duplicate postcards excepting slight image quality variation.
Local Numbers:
EEPA UA-20-02
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Collection Restrictions:
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Collection Rights:
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Printed caption on recto reads: "BICHARIS IN UPPER EGYPT."
Printed text on verso reads: "'The Cairo Postcard Trust, Cairo.' No. 351."
Manuscript message, address, and postmarked postage stamp on verso.
Local Numbers:
EEPA UA-20-06
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Collection Restrictions:
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Collection Rights:
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Printed caption on recto reads: "GROUPE DE BICHARIS."
Translated caption reads: "Group of Bisharin."
Additional printed text on recto reads: "Lichtenstern & Harari, Commissions-Agents, Cairo." Image number on recto: "525."
Items EEPA UA-20-02 and EEPA UA-20-18 are duplicate postcards excepting image quality variation.
Local Numbers:
EEPA UA-20-19
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Postcards of Lower and Upper Egypt published in the first decade of the 20th century. The majority of the postcards are unused, but some of them had been posted between 1900 and 1906.
Arrangement note:
Images indexed by negative number.
Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Genre/Form:
Postcards
Identifier:
EEPA.1992-019
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
