13 Iconic Photographs of Egypt
July 23, 2011 /Photography News/ Egypt commemorates today – July 23, 2011 – the 59th anniversary of the 1952 Revolution which inspired other neighboring Arab and African countries to undertake social and economic reforms.
These photographs tell stories of Egyptian people who lead a simple life (long) before the 1952 Revolution. How did Egypt change over time?
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| Egypt, Gizeh. Sphinx and Pyramid. Brooklyn Museum Archives |
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| Sacca (service d’eau a domicile). Photographer: G. Lekegian & Cie. 1860s-1920s. The New York Public Library. Photography Collection, Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs. |
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| Egypt. 1860s-1920s. The New York Public Library. Photography Collection, Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs. |
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| Egypt – Mosque of ali Mehemet, Cairo. Brooklyn Museum Archives. |
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| Egypt. 1860s-1920s. The New York Public Library. Photography Collection, Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs. |
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| Arab porters, Alexandria, Egypt. Brooklyn Museum Archives. |
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| Cairo – The pyramids. 1860s-1920s. The New York Public Library. Photography Collection, Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs. |
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| Fellah women, Egypt. 1860s-1920s. Notes: Typed on reverse and crossed out in pencil : The fellah women are geniuses in producing rising generations and foolish geese in rearing the brood. The New York Public Library. Photography Collection, Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs. |
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| Egypt – Market at Kasr-en-Nil. Brooklyn Museum Archives. |
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| Egypt – Beggars, Alexandria. Brooklyn Museum Archives. |
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| Egyptian Girls, Old Cairo. Slide colored by Joseph Hawkes. Brooklyn Museum Archives. |
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| Inundation du Nil et palmiers. Photographer: Zangaki. 1860s-1920s. The New York Public Library. Photography Collection, Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs. |
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