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Artifact

Woman from Cairo

Description

  • Postcard showing an Egyptian woman posing next to a vase, and holding a cigarette in her right hand. 
  • Back of the postcard reads: "Dear Sister, leaving for our future home to day. Sending one of Egypt's beauties to you. Can't get a very good look. Will." 
  • Postcard is addressed to Edith Gillespie of Petrolia, Ontario.

Background Information

  • Part of a postcard collection belonging to William Gillespie who worked in the Dutch East Indies (modern South East Asia) in the 1920s. 

Map Location

Latitude: 30° 2' 39.797" N
Longitude: 31° 14' 6.248" E

Date

1909-1913

Dimensions

inches
Length:
3.6
Height:
5.4

Events, Places, People

  • William Gillespie
  • Cairo, Egypt

Originating Location

AfricaEgypt