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Cairo: The Bab El-Azab Gateway at the Citadel
Cairo: The Bab El-Azab Gateway at the Citadel

Cairo: The Bab El-Azab Gateway at the Citadel

Series TitleEgypt and Palestine Photographed and Described
Artist Francis Frith (English, 1822 - 1898)
Publisher James S. Virtue (English, 1829 - 1892)
Date1857
MediumAlbumen print
DimensionsOverall: 6 1/8 × 9 inches (15.56 × 22.86 cm)
Credit LineGift of Margaret Hall in memory of Alfred E. Miller
Object numberF91-51/6
Signedon plate, lower right corner: Frith 151
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DescriptionRemains of fortress with arched doorway between two towers. In foreground is a white tent, six small horses, and several people, two seated on railing by doorway, one by tent.
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