Holy Land Digital Image Collections

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__|a  (CAJSImage)[system control number to record digital location]

__|a  2266GOO/XAJ34

1_|a  Good, Frank Mason |4  Photographer

00|a  Cairo : |b  Tombs of the Mamelukes |h  [Graphic]

__|c  [1868-1869].

__|a  1 photograph : |b  albumen ; |c  20.5 x 15.5 cm ( 8.125 x 6.25 in).

__|a  Photographer's signature at lower right; attached description: "In front of the Mosque of Mohammed Ali are seen the Tombs of the Caliphs, so called. Really, they are mosques over the tombs of some of the Mameluke Kings. They lie east of the city, and vary in date through 200 years. The limestone is of different hues, and is sometimes embellished with red paint. The tombs are now falling into decay."

__|a  Domed mosque with tombs in the foreground; mosques also faintly visible at the far right in the background

__|a  1

__|a  "1073" is handwritten in pencil

__|a  Good but significantly faded

__|a  From Lazard's notes: "dans le texte dit que tombs des Khalifs sont le même que tombeaux des Mamelukes. Au des commentaires: ' x 6 1.2 in; size of mount 14 x 10 in. ['] 1001 Alexandria The Harbour"

__|a  [scanning note]

20|a  Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha (Cairo, Egypt)

_4|a  Tombs of the Caliphs

_0|a  Mamelukes

1_|a  [Bahdr] |4  Provenance |g  Christies |d  1988/07

2_|a  Holy Land Image Collection

2_|a  Lenkin Photo Image Collection

0_|t  CAJS Image Collection |g  XAJ |l  GOO |m  2266 |n  XAJ34

0_|t  The Lenkin Family Collection of Photography, University of Pennsylvania Libraries