Thursday, April 12, 2012

Egypt Rare Pictures: 1922-1931






Edouard Lambelet, Landrock's grandson and current owner of the celebrated Lehnert and Landrock bookshop in downtown Cairo, agreed to share with Ahram Online's folk team, these rare photographic gems:

1- At the pyramids during inundation

2- Zeppelin over the Saladin Citadel. It offered a round trip to Egyptian clients from Almaza airport over the Sinai and around Jerusalem, flying some 400m above the ground.

3- The Bookseller


4- Fallaha selling guava fruits


More pictures from Ahram Online here.