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The Dansing Girl Cairo

[ca. 1910]

Africa; Egypt

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art. Visual details below describe the original material.

Printed caption on recto reads: "The Dansing Girl, Cairo.".

Collection
African Postcard Collection
Archival grouping
African Postcard Collection / Series 15: Egypt (UA)
Catalog date
[ca. 1910]
Recorded places
Africa; Egypt
Recorded subjects
Portrait photography; Costume; Dance
Format and extent
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 14 x 9 cm.)
About this record

This is a catalog record for historical archival material, not a biography. Catalog wording reflects the source record. Metadata reuse does not grant permission to reproduce restricted photographs or documents.

Sources & collection details

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art — original record ↗

Source collection ↗

Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20

Catalog reference: EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA UA 2012-001-0159

Collection: African Postcard Collection

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