Tombs of the Middle East postcard collection, 1890s-1920s

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Summary

Abstract:
Collection consists of postcards, with photographs or printed images of tombs, worship places, and cemetery monuments from locations across the Middle East region, including Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Iran, Palestine, Iraq, and India. Some images of Christian, Judaic, and Muslim holy and religious sites.
Extent:
0.5 Linear Feet (1 document box)
Physical description:
70 postcards.
Language:
Materials in English, French, Arabic, and other languages.
Collection ID:
RL.11891

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of postcards, with photographs or printed images of tombs, worship places, and cemetery monuments from locations across the Middle East region, including Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Iran, Palestine, Iraq, and India. Some images of Christian, Judaic, and Muslim holy and religious sites.

Acquisition information:
The Tombs of the Middle East Postcard Collection was acquired as a purchase from Arthur Fournier Fine and Rare, Brooklyn, New York, in January 2021.
Processing information:

Postcards arrived in album labeled and numbered by the book dealer, and that arrangement and description has been retained. Processed and described by Meghan Lyon and Sean Swanick, March 2021. Accessions described in this collection guide: 2021-0009.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Subjects

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Subjects:
Tombs -- Middle East -- Photographs
Tourism -- Photographs
International travel -- Pictorial works
Architecture -- Middle East -- Photographs
Format:
Photographic postcards
Places:
Middle East -- Antiquities -- Photographs

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Preferred citation: [Identification of item], Tombs of the Middle East Postcard Collection, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Duke University.