[Cairo(?). Water(?) carrier] – Vintage Print
![[Cairo(?). Water(?) carrier], [between 1860 and 1890] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/87/87de7ca60782-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A window into the past: [Cairo(?). Water(?) carrier], preserved in this historic photograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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[Cairo(?). Water(?) carrier]
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A water carrier in Cairo, shown with the heavy goatskin or earthenware vessel that his trade depended on, is the subject of this albumen print. The title's question marks reflect real uncertainty about the exact location and the sitter's role, so the record leaves some of the picture open. The print was made between 1860 and 1890, when photographers working in Egypt often sold views of local laborers and street life to travelers, who collected them in bound albums much like the one this print came from. Its catalog note places it in a series labeled for Jerusalem, Alexandria, Cairo, and Rome, a reminder of how the tourist trade shaped what the camera recorded.
| Created / published | [between 1860 and 1890] |
|---|---|
| Genre | Portrait photographs 1860-1890.Albumen prints 1860-1890. |
| Notes | In album: Jerusalem, Alexandria, Cairo, Rome, no. 168B. |
| Subjects | Water carriers--Egypt--Cairo--1860-1890. Lifting & carrying--Egypt--Cairo--1860-1890. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,265 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-181623 |
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