This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
A Journey to Cairo and the Nile Valley Experience
A detailed travel narrative describes the voyage from Port Said to Cairo aboard the S S China and the 5 hour rail journey along the canal. It paints a vivid picture of the Nile landscape, plyed by irrigation, and the growing modernity of Cairo with its cosmopolitan mix, mosques, bazaars, and the sight of the Blue and Red mosques, the citadel, and the Coptic Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Said
S. S. China
Cairo
Lake Menzaleh
Abraham
Goshen
Nile
Egypt
Callioub
Pyramids of
Gizeh
Citadel of
Shepherd’s Hotel
Esbeekeeéh
Ceylon
Old Town
Cairo i
Mohammed Ali
Sultan Hassan
Abu-sergius
Herod