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[Postcard of Egyptian Beach]

Description: Postcard of a crowded beach with many swimmers in the ocean and brightly colored umbrellas lining the shore. The message on the back reads, "Hello everybody - hope Ciel is feeling much better - we're on the bus going from Port Saed to Cairo - Very colorful but very pretentious and hot.n See you soon, Patrick." The postcard is addressed to "Mrs. Carroll Ward 1906 McFaddin Beaumont, Texas U. S. A. 777."
Date: July 29, 1979
Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

Glass Slide of “’Sais’ or Carriage Runners

Description: A glass slide showing a photograph of two Arab men standing beside a cart. The slide is labeled “’Sais’ or Carriage runners,” and was most likely taken in Egypt. The term "Sais" probably refers to the French term "Saîs coureurs" or "runners." The slide is numbered No. 33.
Date: [1882..1929]
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Glass Slide of Carriages in front of Shepheard’s Hotel (Cairo, Egypt)

Description: A glass slide showing a photograph of carriages in front of a place identified as the Shepheard’s Hotel in Cairo, Egypt. The hotel was the leading hotel in Cairo and one of the most celebrated hotels in the world from the middle of the 19th century until it was burned down in 1952 in the Cairo Fire. The slide carries the logo of the Chicago Transparency Company.
Date: [1882..1929]
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Photograph of Rev. Charles T. Caldwell Riding Camel]

Description: Photograph of Rev. Charles T. Caldwell riding a camel in Egypt. Rev. Caldwell is pictured wearing a light color suit with matching hat while sitting on a saddle on a camel. To the right of the image a donkey is visible next to the rocky side of a pyramid. To the left of the image there are more camels and people visible.
Date: 1925
Partner: First Presbyterian Church of Waco
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