1893 Chicago World's Fair Portrait Egyptian Man Camel Driver Midway Plaisance XADA3 Sweet Gherkins

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a cista was a bronze box that was used to store toiletries or bath items

silk damask

"Miss Sybil Grey" This is an original 1914 black and white halftone print portrait of Miss Sybil Grey

This 93+ year old Item is rated Very Fine ++

1893 Chicago World's Fair Portrait Egyptian Man Camel Driver Midway Plaisance XADA3 Sweet GherkinsMahomet El Bashse (Egyptian Camel Driver)." This is an original 1894 halftone print portrait of Mahomet El Bashse, an Egyptian camel driver on the Midway Plaisance. Period Paper has obtained a rare set of large format photographic portrait images of the different ethnic people who represented various countries of the world at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, also known as the World Columbian Exposition. Each image comes with a short caption commentary