Outdoor view, in Helwan in the 1950s, showing a woman wearing a summer dress, seated in a horse-drawn carriage. In the background there is a large industrial building and a car.Photo type: scenery
Street view, taken in Paris in the 1960s, showing an artist with a canvas on an easel, overlooking the dome of the Basilica of Sacré Coeur in Montmartre.Photo type: Cityscape; topography
View of the Nile, taken in Cairo in the 1940s, showing a pier and a lock, with freight vessels and cranes, and feluccas in the background.Photo type: scenery
Single-sitter portrait (bust) of a woman, taken in Cairo in the 1970s, showing a young woman wearing a light blouse with a dark ruffled collar and bow.Photo type: portrait
"Single-sitter portrait (full-length) of a womantaken in Cairo in the 1980sshowing a woman in a leopard-print dressstanding on the podium of Van Leo's studio."Photo type: portrait
Single-sitter portrait (bust) of a woman, taken in Cairo in the 1970s, showing a young woman with an elaborate hairstyle, wearing a broad-necked knitwear pullover.Photo type: portrait
Single-sitter portrait (half figure) of a woman, taken in Cairo in the 1970s, showing a young woman in festive attire, wearing a printed silk dress with a paisley pattern and an elaborate collar, and a large diamond necklace.Photo type: portrait
Single-sitter portrait (seated) of a woman, taken in Cairo in the 1980s, showing a blonde woman with fancy hairstyle, wearing very large earrings and a red knitted top.Photo type: portrait
Single-sitter portrait (bust) of a woman, taken in Cairo in the 1980s, showing a young woman with short, wavy hair, wearing a burgundy blazer over a white blouse with a large bow.Photo type: portrait
Single-sitter portrait (half figure) of a woman, taken in Cairo in the 1980s, showing a young woman wearing a red pullover over a chequered blouse, and a necklace with large beads.Photo type: portrait
Single-sitter portrait (full-length) of a woman, taken in Cairo in the 1970s, showing a woman wearing a striped pullover and dark leather gloves.Photo type: portrait
Single-sitter portrait (half figure) of a woman, taken in Cairo in the 1970s, showing a young woman in full makeup, wearing a printed blouse and large cabochon earclips.Photo type: portrait
Single-sitter portrait (full-length) of a woman, taken in Cairo in the 1970s, showing a young woman wearing an evening dress with an elaborate embroidered flower pattern, and a long, dark scarf.Photo type: portrait
Single-sitter portrait (bust) of a woman, taken in Cairo in the 1980s, showing a young woman wearing a light-colored knitted pullover.Photo type: portrait
Single-sitter portrait (bust) of a woman, taken in Cairo in the 1980s, showing a young woman wearing a light-colored knitted pullover.Photo type: portrait
Single-sitter portrait (bust) of a woman, taken in Cairo in the 1980s, showing a young woman with fancy hairstyle, wearing tassel pendant earrings and a pullover with an elaborate design of beads and paillettes.Photo type: portrait
Single-sitter portrait (half figure) of a woman, taken in Cairo in the 1950s, showing a hand-colored portrait of a woman wearing red lipstick, a blouse with a chequered collar, and a prominent green brooch.Photo type: portrait
Single-sitter portrait (bust) of a man, taken in Cairo in the 1940s, showing three-quarter profile portrait of a shirtless man, dramatically lit.Photo type: portrait
Landmark view, taken in Cairo in the 1940s, showing the garden terrace of the Mena House Hotel, with the great pyramid looming in the background.Photo type: topographic