Caption

Rue du Commerce in Port Said, Rue du Commerce, Port Saïd, photograph, Port Said, 1860 - 1900, photographer, North Africa, paper, albumen print, height 215 mm x width 278 mm, street, A sepia-toned street scene shows two rows of tall wooden buildings with covered balconies and decorative railings flanking a wide avenue. People in period clothing walk and stand along the street and on the sidewalks, some grouped in small clusters and others moving toward the distance. A few horse-drawn carriages and a vehicle with an open cabin are visible among the pedestrians. Trees and awnings project from the buildings, casting shadows on the ground. Two figures stand on an upper balcony on the right building, and ornamental brackets accent the building corners. A low fence runs across the foreground.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B10_341

License type

Rights managed

Available size

51.6Mb (8.2Mb) / 16.1in x 12.4in / 4835 x 3728 (300dpi)

Keywords

Rue du Commerce Port Said Port Saïd photograph 1860 - 1900 photographer North Africa paper albumen print height 215 mm x width 278 mm street sepia-toned street scene two rows tall wooden buildings covered balconies decorative railings flanking wide avenue People period clothing walk stand sidewalks grouped small clusters moving distance horse-drawn carriages vehicle open cabin visible pedestrians Trees awnings project buildings casting shadows ground Two figures stand upper balcony right building ornamental brackets accent building corners low fence runs across foreground