Egyptian musician.
Title
Egyptian musician .
Description
A man wearing a turban sits on a camel , probably in Festival Hall at the World's Fair in St . Louis , Missouri . He holds a stick , and is seated behind what appear to be a pair of drums . A man with a walking stick wearing a turban and white robe guides the camel , and a man wearing a silk turban , embroidered vest , collarless shirt , sash , and white cloth stands at right with a young boy wearing a fez and dark robe . A kneeling elephant is partially visible at left . Handwritten at bottom of photo : Egyptian musician .
Subject
Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.) Exhibitions Arabs--Africa, North North Africans Indigenous peoples Men Boys Turbans Musicians Camels Musical instruments Percussion instruments Drums (Musical instruments) Staffs (Sticks) Fezes Elephants
Location Depicted
Saint Louis (Mo.) Forest Park (Saint Louis, Mo.)
Date Original
1904
Object Type
Photographic prints Gelatin silver prints
Source
7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. b&w photographic print. Item no. 1977.01.372 in the Arthur Younger Ford photograph album collection, University of Louisville Photographic Archives.
Citation Information
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Collection
Arthur Younger Ford (1861-1926) Photograph Albums
Collection Website
http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/ford/
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Photographic Archives
Format
image/jpeg
Ordering Information
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Image Number
ULPA 1977.01.372
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