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Date: 1954 Contributing Institution: Union Presbyterian Seminary Library Description: A list on paper found with the 25 slides in this collection. The titles on the list sometimes are slightly at variance with titles handwritten on the paper edges of the slides. View Full Item at Union Presbyterian Seminary Library -
Date: ca. 1872 Contributing Institution: Union Presbyterian Seminary Library Description: Margaret Anna Smith arrived in Egypt in 1872. She led the founding of the Fowler Orphanage, and was also instrumental in the conversion from Islam of Ahmed Fahmy, which became a major incident due to the opposition of his family and the involvement of the Egyptian authorities. See Sharkey, pp. 78... View Full Item at Union Presbyterian Seminary Library -
Date: 1894 Contributing Institution: Union Presbyterian Seminary Library Description: The same photo is found in Andrew Watson, "The American Mission in Egypt, 1854-1896," facing page 377, but there it is dated 1892. Edge of slide is damaged by adhesive tape. View Full Item at Union Presbyterian Seminary Library -
Date: 1910 Contributing Institution: Union Presbyterian Seminary Library Description: A list on paper found with the slides reads "Girls College Original Building." This view shows the extensive gardens that surrounded the College. The building was made possible by a gift of $18,000 from John D. Rockefeller in 1907. See Elder, pp. 133-34. View Full Item at Union Presbyterian Seminary Library -
Date: 1897 Contributing Institution: Union Presbyterian Seminary Library Description: Image of seven graduates of Assiut College with three staff members : J.R. Alexander, Carrie Buchanan and S.G. Hart. View Full Item at Union Presbyterian Seminary Library -
Date: ca. 1910 Contributing Institution: Union Presbyterian Seminary Library Description: Portrait of Ella O. Kyle, who arrived in Egypt in 1883, and first served at the boarding school for girls in Asyut. In 1892, she became director of the American School for Girls at Ezbekia. In 1910, she founded the American College for Girls in Cairo (later renamed Ramses College for Girls) and... View Full Item at Union Presbyterian Seminary Library -
Date: ca. 1925 Contributing Institution: Union Presbyterian Seminary Library Description: Portrait of five "ministers" (pastors?) who are not identified. They appear to include one missionary and four Egyptian pastors. View Full Item at Union Presbyterian Seminary Library -
Date: ca. 1862 Contributing Institution: Union Presbyterian Seminary Library Description: Image of a building acquired by the AME with the help of Mr. Thayer, the American Consul-General, from the Viceroy Sa'id Pasha, in 1862. It stood at the west end of Muski Street (spelled "Musky" on the slide) and was the first property owned by the AME. Up to that time, the missionaries had bee... View Full Item at Union Presbyterian Seminary Library -
Date: ca. 1861 Contributing Institution: Union Presbyterian Seminary Library Description: The Ibis was the houseboat on which the AME missionaries traveled between Cairo and Upper Egypt, conducting worship and evangelistic work, distributing literature and so on. The Ibis was purchased and refitted by Dulip Singh in 1865 for a honeymoon trip with his bride Bamba, and in 1874 was dona... View Full Item at Union Presbyterian Seminary Library -
Date: 1898 Contributing Institution: Union Presbyterian Seminary Library Description: Unidentified female members of the American Mission. A similar photo is found in Andrew Watson, "The American Mission in Egypt, 1854-1896," facing page 401, containing nine identified people. Some of them appear to be the same individuals. View Full Item at Union Presbyterian Seminary Library