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1890s Cairo: Dazzling Color Photos Documenting Streets, Architecture, Towns And Everyday Life

Cairo is the capital and largest city of Egypt, founded by King Menes, who united Upper and Lower Egypt. Cairo was ruled by several outsiders, including French occupation, Ottoman forces, and Great Britain. The British occupation was intended to be temporary, but it lasted well into the 20th century. Isma’il Pasha ruled Egypt from 1863 to 1879, and he completely transformed the country, investing heavily in industrial and economic development and urbanization. Ismail invited architects from Belgium, France, and Italy to design and build a new European-style Cairo. These stunning colorized photographs show what Cairo looked like in the late 19th century — documenting towns, streets, architecture, the Nile river, and people’s everyday lives.

#1 Resting Bedouins and the Grand Pyramid, Cairo, 1890s

Resting Bedouins and the Grand Pyramid, Cairo, 1890s

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#2 Sailboat on the Nile, Cairo, 1890s

Sailboat on the Nile, Cairo, 1890s

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#3 vue générale, Cairo, 1890s

vue générale, Cairo, 1890s

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#4 Citadel, Cairo, 1890s

Citadel, Cairo, 1890s

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#5 Citadelle et Mokattam, Cairo, 1890s

Citadelle et Mokattam, Cairo, 1890s

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#6 Tombeaux des Califes, Cairo, 1890s

Tombeaux des Califes, Cairo, 1890s

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#7 Mosque-Madrassa of Sultan Hassan, Cairo, 1890s

Mosque-Madrassa of Sultan Hassan, Cairo, 1890s

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#8 Citadel, Cairo, 1890s

Citadel, Cairo, 1890s

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#9 Shepheard Hotel, Cairo, 1890s

Shepheard Hotel, Cairo, 1890s

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#10 Shepheard’s Hotel, concert militaire, Cairo, 1890s

Shepheard's Hotel, concert militaire, Cairo, 1890s

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#11 Pavoisée Street for a Wedding, Cairo, 1890s

Pavoisée Street for a Wedding, Cairo, 1890s

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#12 Salah El Din Al Ayouby Citadel, Cairo, 1890s

Salah El Din Al Ayouby Citadel, Cairo, 1890s

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#13 Salah El Din Al Ayouby Citadel, Cairo, 1890s

Salah El Din Al Ayouby Citadel, Cairo, 1890s

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#14 treet in the Arab Quarter, Cairo, 1890s

treet in the Arab Quarter, Cairo, 1890s

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#15 Arabic funeral convoy, Cairo, 1890s

Arabic funeral convoy, Cairo, 1890s

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#16 Mosque of Muhammad Ali, Cairo, 1890s

Mosque of Muhammad Ali, Cairo, 1890s

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#17 fountain in the Arab Quarter, Cairo, 1890s

fountain in the Arab Quarter, Cairo, 1890s

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#18 Azbakeya, Cairo, 1890s

Azbakeya, Cairo, 1890s

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#19 Ezbekieh Garden, Cairo, 1890s

Ezbekieh Garden, Cairo, 1890s

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#20 Sago palm trees in the Esbekieh Garden, Cairo, 1890s

Sago palm trees in the Esbekieh Garden, Cairo, 1890s

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#21 Sago palm trees in the Esbekieh Garden, Cairo, 1890s

Sago palm trees in the Esbekieh Garden, Cairo, 1890s

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#22 Nile Bridge and the English Barracks, Cairo, 1890s

Nile Bridge and the English Barracks, Cairo, 1890s

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#23 Entrance to the Nile Bridge, Cairo, 1890s

Entrance to the Nile Bridge, Cairo, 1890s

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#24 Nile Bridge, Cairo, 1890s

Nile Bridge, Cairo, 1890s

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#25 Nile, Cairo, 1890s

Nile, Cairo, 1890s

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#26 Banks of the Nile and Dahabieh, Cairo, 1890s

Banks of the Nile and Dahabieh, Cairo, 1890s

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#27 Nile, Cairo, 1890s

Nile, Cairo, 1890s

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#28 Nile, Cairo, 1890s

Nile, Cairo, 1890s

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#29 Prince Hussein Palace and Garden, Cairo, 1890s

Prince Hussein Palace and Garden, Cairo, 1890s

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#30 Prince Hussein Garden, Cairo, 1890s

Prince Hussein Garden, Cairo, 1890s

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#31 Cacti in Prince Hussein Garden, Cairo, 1890s

Cacti in Prince Hussein Garden, Cairo, 1890s

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#32 Palm tree in Prince Hussein Garden, Cairo, 1890s

Palm tree in Prince Hussein Garden, Cairo, 1890s

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#33 Shoe-black boys, 1890s

Shoe-black boys, 1890s

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#34 Group of Arab women, Cairo, 1890s

Group of Arab women, Cairo, 1890s

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#35 Street vendors, Cairo, 1890s

Street vendors, Cairo, 1890s

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#36 A Bedouin, Cairo, 1890s

A Bedouin, Cairo, 1890s

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#37 date merchants, Cairo, 1890s

date merchants, Cairo, 1890s

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#38 Bedouin and his wife after the market, Cairo, 1890s

Bedouin and his wife after the market, Cairo, 1890s

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#39 Food merchants, Cairo, 1890s

Food merchants, Cairo, 1890s

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#40 Fellahs carrying fodder to the city, Cairo, 1890s

Fellahs carrying fodder to the city, Cairo, 1890s

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#41 Drinking water carrier, Cairo, 1890s

Drinking water carrier, Cairo, 1890s

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#42 Arab hairdressers on the street, Cairo, 1890s

Arab hairdressers on the street, Cairo, 1890s

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#43 Street water vendors, Cairo, 1890s

Street water vendors, Cairo, 1890s

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#44 Sugar cane sellers, Cairo, 1890s

Sugar cane sellers, Cairo, 1890s

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#45 Cart carrying Arab women, Cairo, 1890s

Cart carrying Arab women, Cairo, 1890s

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#46 Egyptian wig maker in his shop, Cairo, 1890s

Egyptian wig maker in his shop, Cairo, 1890s

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#47 Arab woman and her donkey child, Cairo, 1890s

Arab woman and her donkey child, Cairo, 1890s

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#48 Egyptian dancer, Cairo, 1890s

Egyptian dancer, Cairo, 1890s

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#49 Arab women at The pyramids, 1890s

Arab women at The pyramids, 1890s

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#50 The pyramids, Cairo, 1890s

The pyramids, Cairo, 1890s

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#51 Bedouin, Cairo, 1890s

Bedouin, Cairo, 1890s

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#52 On the Nile shore near Boulac, with Dahableh making sail, Cairo, 1890s

On the Nile shore near Boulac, with Dahableh making sail, Cairo, 1890s

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#53 The tombs of the Mamelukes, Cairo, 1890s

The tombs of the Mamelukes, Cairo, 1890s

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#54 Esbekieh Garden, Cairo, 1890s

Esbekieh Garden, Cairo, 1890s

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