Caption

Place de Lesseps, Port Said, Egypt, photograph, Egypt., signature: 'Arnoux', inscription: 'No ? Place de Lesseps a Port Said', signature: 'Arnoux, 20', photographer: Hippolyte Arnoux, c. 1860 - c. 1890, pasteboard, paper, albumen print, height 213 mm, width 269 mm x width 467 mm, height 324 mm, North Africa, A wide sepia-toned view of a coastal town with rows of two-story buildings and covered porches lining a sandy street that leads toward the distant shoreline, a bandstand with a decorative roof and railing sits in a tree-filled park in the foreground surrounded by pathways and scattered trees, various tiled and pitched roofs rise behind the park, balconies and verandas are visible on several buildings, a few small canopies extend over sidewalks, trees cast dappled shadows across the scene, and the horizon shows a strip of sea meeting the sky.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B08_420

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Keywords

Place de Lesseps Port Said Egypt photograph signature Arnoux inscription No 20 photographer Hippolyte Arnoux c 1860 - c 1890 pasteboard paper albumen print height 213 mm width 269 mm x width 467 mm height 324 mm North Africa wide sepia-toned view coastal town rows two-story buildings covered porches lining sandy street leads distant shoreline bandstand decorative roof railing sits tree-filled park foreground surrounded pathways scattered trees various tiled pitched roofs rise park balconies verandas visible several buildings small canopies extend sidewalks trees cast dappled shadows across scene horizon strip sea meeting sky