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Postcard - Qasr El Nil Bridge Postcard, c. 1900s

  • A postcard depicting two lion statues at the entrance to a bridge, as people and carts travel across.

    Image of front of Qasr El Nil Bridge Postcard

  • The back of a postcard, with cursive text and that is damaged in some areas.

    Image of back of Qasr El Nil Bridge Postcard

  • A postcard depicting two lion statues at the entrance to a bridge, as people and carts travel across.
  • The back of a postcard, with cursive text and that is damaged in some areas.

Historical information

This postcard is part of an album of postcards which date from late 19th century to mid 20th century.

Significance

This postcard is in an album of postcards dating from the late 19th century to mid 20th century and, as such, indicate the popularity of postcards during that time.

Physical description

A postcard depicting the Qasr El Nil Bridge in Cairo.

Inscriptions & markings

Back, very top, handwritten: 'On Active Service.'
Back, top, printed: 'MARY POST CARD / CAIRO'
Back, left, vertical: 'Cairo Brothers Editors - C[missing text]'
Back, left, handwritten: '[missing text] I was / [missing text] at not getting / [missing text]ow you along / with the others, yesterday. / However, it is a pleasure / in store & up to the present / I h[missing text] been very fortunate / w[missing text]. Here were the / fi[missing text] is the / [missing text] Heaps of / lov[missing text]ec. son / Jack'
Back, bottom left. printed: '[missing text] il Bridge'
Back, right: 'Miss J.A. Crai[missing text] / Wedd[missing text]'
Back, bottom right: '[missing text] / [missing text]stralia'

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