December 24 - December 31, 1929
File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: 1.1.002
Scope and Contents
Letters from Gutmann that describe arriving in Cairo; an account of a small hand-mill that Gutmann saw a woman using to grind corn; descriptions of people working in the canals of the Nile and the irrigation tools he saw being used; descriptions of mosques outside of Cairo as well as “whirling dervishes”, accompanied by illustrations; an account of visiting the pyramids and the Sphinx, with an explanation for why Gutmann did not feel qualified to try to sketch what he saw.
Dates
- December 24 - December 31, 1929
Creator
- From the Collection: Bernhard Gutmann (1869-1936) (Person)
Extent
From the Series: 0.1 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the Brooklyn Museum Archives Repository