Spinning Cotton
CDV-format albumen print of an Arab spinning cotton, by Ermé Desiré, circa 1865. Imprinted front "Désiré & Cie. Phot." and on reverse "Royer & Aufière / Photographes de S. A. I. le Prince Napoléon. / Désiré & Cie. Successeurs au Caire (Egypte)."
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Cartes-de-Visite from Cairo ca. 1865
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