I have an unidentified procession taking place in Alexandria for this week's Sepia Saturday. The board-mounted image comes from the same group of photographs as this one, dated 1894. It's larger than a cabinet card and measures 125mm wide by 192mm high.
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That's a royal for sure. Compare the man dressed in white in the carriage to Tewfik Pasha, Khedive of Egypt and Sudan between 1879 and 1892,
Picture here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Tawfiq_Pasha
Looks much like Egypt today!
Mike, it could well be him, or even his successor who sported less facial hair:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbas_II_of_Egypt
Thanks for the link!
There was quite a substantial European expatriate population in Alexandria in the 1890s and early 1900s, which explians what sounds like German name of the photographer. My vote is that he's the less hirsute Abbas II Khedive of Egypt, but if that's his wife in the carriage with him, then it must be in 1895. Perhaps it's even the occasion of their wedding, on the journey to their home, the Montaza Palace near Alexandria?
Interesting photo. I wonder what the occasion was - it certainly drew a crowd.
That is a fascinating card. What strikes me is the focus on an event rather than a portrait of a particular person which, I would imagine, is quite unusual for the time.
The flag certainly belongs to the Muhammad Ali Dynasty.
One packed street, for sure!
Something important is going on!
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