A Grand Jewish Funeral at Cairo. Boys in Velvet Robes.

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Sladen, Douglas Brooke Wheelton, 1856-1947
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Abstract
A very decorated hearse drawn by six horses. . Black-and-white photograph.
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Caption: "A Grand Jewish Funeral at Cairo (II). The hearse drawn by six horses caparisoned in white. The two Arabs with wands are saises—the grooms who run before a carriage."
Citation
Sladen, Douglas Brooke Wheelton, 1856-1947. "A Grand Jewish Funeral at Cairo. Boys in Velvet Robes.." (1911) Rice University: https://hdl.handle.net/1911/10303.
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Jewish funeral.; Religion & Festivals
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Rice University
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Forms part of the Travelers in the Middle East Archive (TIMEA)
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Research module: Places in Egypt, https://hdl.handle.net/1911/109669
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From: Sladen, Douglas. "Oriental Cairo: the city of the 'Arabian Nights'". J.B. Lippincott Company: Philadelphia and Hurst & Blackett, Ltd.: London, 1911. p 14.
Find the complete text of the book in which this image appears at http://hdl.handle.net/1911/9189
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https://hdl.handle.net/1911/10303
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