A collection of 231 historical photographs of Egypt from the 19th century to the early part of the 20th century. They depict both ancient and modern Egypt and are organized into different periods of Egypt's history going back to the Old Kingdom from 2650-2134 BC. The photographs were taken by prominent photographers and are of archaeological sites, museum collections, and the lives of Egyptians at the time they were taken.

Concepts

ancient egypt

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historic photographs, mcclung museum of natural history & culture: early photographs of egypt, ancient egyptian civilization, history of egypt, modern egypt, primary source

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