munjid Spinner and Boy – Cairo, Egypt – 1860
Captured in 1860 by French photographers Emile and H. Béchard, this touching image shows a traditional spinner with a young boy, likely an apprentice or observer.
The photo highlights intergenerational craft transmission and the manual techniques used in 19th-century Egyptian textile work.
It's a valuable document of Cairo’s working-class life under the Khedivate.
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- Year Taken 1860
- Country Egypt
- Photo #307
- Published on Jun 29, 2025
- Photo type JPG
- Resolution 2490x1765
- Photographer Emile and H Béchard
- Category Professions & Cust...
- Subcategory Al-Munjid
- File size 2.1MB