First World War Postcard of ‘Abdin Street’, Cairo
1900 - 1919A black and white artistic postcard depicting a street view in a city. There are brick buildings on either side of the road with those on the left-hand side being of a similar build. The building that can be seen on the right-hand side appears larger and more ornate. The street is long and a minaret can be seen in the distance. There are horse and carts travelling on the road and many people walking along the pavement. There are trees and a formal garden outside the building on the right-hand side. The postcard is in good condition with slight damage on one corner. The reverse is a pale green colour with light dirt marks. The front is printed with a description of the image, and the reverse has proforma printing.
Around 1900, Abdin Street (now known as Gomhoria Street) in Cairo was a busy European-style thoroughfare featuring classic 19th-century architecture, horse-drawn carriages, and pedestrians in traditional and Western attire, near the Royal Abdeen Palace.
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In machine printing, on the front “23 CAIRO. – Chareh-el-Abdin. – LL.”. On the reverse “23 LE CAIRE. –. Chareh-el-Abdin. - LL.".
Léon & Lévy was a French photographic studio founded in 1864. The studio transformed into a postcard publisher and was incorporated under the trademark of LL in 1901. By this time, the studio was the second largest French postcard publisher.
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