"HELWAN from the MOKATTAM HILLS." , Helwan, Egypt

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Archival Repository: Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

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Scope and Contents: HELWAN from the MOKATTAM HILLS.; [Nradat?] 1912; Oilet[…]]; Tuck [logo]; Copyright London; "The WIDE - WIDE - WORLD" Series; PICTURESQUE EGYPT[,] HELWAN; Printed in England; Tuck [logo]; Raphael Tuck & Sons' "OILETTE"; Postcard No. 8963; ART PUBLISHERS TO THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING & QUEEN; Lion & Unicorn [logo][,] By Appointment.; TUCK'S POST CARD[,] CARTE POSTALE.; Helwan, situated in the Arabian desert[,] about 17 miles from Cairo and 3 miles from the Nile[,] is an ideal winter resort. Circled by the Mokattam[,] Hills and with a panorama of pyramids in front,[,] it is famed for its fine dry climate and its in-[,]vigorating desert air. There are many stone[,] quarries in the neighbourhood, and all day long,[,] strings of camels may be seen passing to and fro.[,] Besides the railway, Helwan is connected with[,] Cairo by a motor road, opened in May, 1912 and[,] many interesting expeditions to Sahara, Memphis,[,] etc, may be made from this desert centre.; (For Address only.); Tuck [trademark]. Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons

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