Wednesday, 4 July 2012

1920s Egypt in Colours



The following is a stunning collection of Autochromes taken all over Egypt by Gervais Courtellemont and W. Robert Moore for National Geographic.

Another historical photo-article is Early 1900s Paris in Colours. Links to even more can be found below at the end. Enjoy.


1920s Egypt in Colours by Omar Cherif, One Lucky Soul
 Boy reels silk in a desert near Cairo

1920s Egypt in Colours by Omar Cherif, One Lucky Soul
 Man and two women stand at his home grown fruit booth in Cairo

1920s Egypt in Colours by Omar Cherif, One Lucky Soul
 Man peers out from a latticework covered balcony

1920s Egypt in Colours by Omar Cherif, One Lucky Soul
 Beautiful building sits untouched in the streets of old Cairo

1920s Egypt in Colours by Omar Cherif, One Lucky Soul
 Boat sitting still in the water at sunrise

1920s Egypt in Colours by Omar Cherif, One Lucky Soul
 Man sitting next to his store for the Egyptian version of a washtub

1920s Egypt in Colours by Omar Cherif, One Lucky Soul
 Man standing outside of his quilt and cushion shop in old Cairo

1920s Egypt in Colours by Omar Cherif, One Lucky Soul
 Painter standing in the doorway of his shop

1920s Egypt in Colours by Omar Cherif, One Lucky Soul
 Peasant singer poses in a seated position

1920s Egypt in Colours by Omar Cherif, One Lucky Soul
  Man leaning against a Ficus tree in the garden of Esbekieh

1920s Egypt in Colours by Omar Cherif, One Lucky Soul
 Portrait of a young Nubian girl

1920s Egypt in Colours by Omar Cherif, One Lucky Soul
 Shoe vendor sits next to his store

1920s Egypt in Colours by Omar Cherif, One Lucky Soul
 Souvenir merchant walks carrying beads and necklaces

1920s Egypt in Colours by Omar Cherif, One Lucky Soul
 Street view of a mosque with a wall covered in blue tiles

1920s Egypt in Colours by Omar Cherif, One Lucky Soul
 View of a tower in Cairo

1920s Egypt in Colours by Omar Cherif, One Lucky Soul
 View of fishermen docking on Philae Island in Aswan

1920s Egypt in Colours by Omar Cherif, One Lucky Soul
The Great Sphinx at sunset

1920s Egypt in Colours by Omar Cherif, One Lucky Soul
  The Monastery of Saint Catherine in Sinai amid granite peaks

1920s Egypt in Colours by Omar Cherif, One Lucky Soul
The Pyramids of Giza. The Great Pyramid’s Blessed Curse: Climbing to the Top and Beyond covers the wacky adventure, the research that followed, and how many years later the story had surprisingly ended up affecting the course of my life.

1920s Egypt in Colours by Omar Cherif, One Lucky Soul
  The temple of Edfu at sunset — originally dedicated to the god Horus

 1920s Egypt in Colours by Omar Cherif, One Lucky Soul
 View of the first Nile cataract at Aswan

1920s Egypt in Colours by Omar Cherif, One Lucky Soul
  The Pyramids at sunset

1920s Egypt in Colours by Omar Cherif, One Lucky Soul
  The ruins of the Hall of the Temple of Ammon

1920s Egypt in Colours by Omar Cherif, One Lucky Soul
 Woman in black attire posing

1920s Egypt in Colours by Omar Cherif, One Lucky Soul
 Woman wearing a headdress
originating from Bedouins and nomadic cultures in the region

1920s Egypt in Colours by Omar Cherif, One Lucky Soul
 Woman posing with a basket of mandarins or tangerines 

1920s Egypt in Colours by Omar Cherif, One Lucky Soul
Woman sitting on a rock with jewellery beside her

 1920s Egypt in Colours by Omar Cherif, One Lucky Soul
  Another view of the pyramids with buildings in between

1920s Egypt in Colours by Omar Cherif, One Lucky Soul
 Woman sitting with her fruits for sale

1920s Egypt in Colours by Omar Cherif, One Lucky Soul
 Young boy who journeys on donkeys leans against a stone wall

1920s Egypt in Colours by Omar Cherif, One Lucky Soul
 Young cabaret dancer in traditional clothing posing for a photograph

1920s Egypt in Colours by Omar Cherif, One Lucky Soul
 Egyptian street merchant sells fruits

1920s Egypt in Colours by Omar Cherif, One Lucky Soul
 Egyptian street merchant sells hats

1920s Egypt in Colours by Omar Cherif, One Lucky Soul
 Orange merchant awaits customers

1920s Egypt in Colours by Omar Cherif, One Lucky Soul
 Colossi of Memnon [of the Pharaoh Amenhotep III] guarding the entrance of the Temple of Amenhotep III Hellenized as Amenophis III

1920s Egypt in Colours by Omar Cherif, One Lucky Soul
 Men sitting at a shop at a bazaar

1920s Egypt in Colours by Omar Cherif, One Lucky Soul
 People standing outside the Temple of Horus

1920s Egypt in Colours by Omar Cherif, One Lucky Soul
 Students sitting in the courtyard of Al-Azhar Mosque

1920s Egypt in Colours by Omar Cherif, One Lucky Soul
 Sugarcane vendors waiting for customers

1920s Egypt in Colours by Omar Cherif, One Lucky Soul
 The image of Ramesses II [sometimes spelled Rameses or Ramses] carved
into the rock at Abu Simbel

1920s Egypt in Colours by Omar Cherif, One Lucky Soul
 The mosque-like Tomb of Caliphs near Cairo

1920s Egypt in Colours by Omar Cherif, One Lucky Soul
 Two boys cooking at a meat shop in Egypt

1920s Egypt in Colours by Omar Cherif, One Lucky Soul
 Two men making glass

1920s Egypt in Colours by Omar Cherif, One Lucky Soul
 Two men making tents

1920s Egypt in Colours by Omar Cherif, One Lucky Soul
 Two men on camel-back ride past the Sphinx and Great Pyramid

1920s Egypt in Colours by Omar Cherif, One Lucky Soul
 Two men stand in front of souvenir booths in the street of Cairo

1920s Egypt in Colours by Omar Cherif, One Lucky Soul
 Two men work at a tarboush [fez] booth in Cairo

1920s Egypt in Colours by Omar Cherif, One Lucky Soul
 Two sais [sayes] stand in front of the entrance to the French Legation

1920s Egypt in Colours by Omar Cherif, One Lucky Soul
 Two students from Mecca stand at the Al-Azhar Mosque

1920s Egypt in Colours by Omar Cherif, One Lucky Soul
Winders of silk at the Tombs of the Caliphs



There are more recent photo-articles shot by yours truly: Echoes From The Past — Alexandria in Photos and The Phenomenal Getty Villa in Photos.

Also the wilder A Wacky Day Out at LA Burning Man Decompression in Photos & Video along with A Year at the Venice Beach Drum Circle in Photos & Videos (2014-’15), its Sequel and Threequel.

Then there is the Rare Historical Photos series that includes 13 articles.

And on a parallel note, The Great Pyramid’s Blessed Curse: Climbing To The Top And Beyond is an exposé about climbing to the very top of the Great Pyramid one late night, the research done later, and how the story turned out to be fateful to the course of my life.  


ALSO VIEW:

Echoes From The Past — Alexandria in Photos

Early 1900s Paris in Colours 

World Art Through My Lens

The Phenomenal Getty Villa in Photos
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