SAUDI ARABIA. - Lot 189

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SAUDI ARABIA. - Lot 189
SAUDI ARABIA. Collection of postcards and amateur photographs of water and oil exploration. (Saudi Arabia, late 20th century) 202 postcards and 62 modern color silver prints. [Saudi Arabia (Mecca, Jeddah, Medina, Riyadh, Hajj (pilgrimage), al-’Ula)]. -202 printed postcards, most in color (approx. 10 x 15 cm), including 5 portraits: King Faisal (Kaaba), King Ibn Saud II, a sheikh with his Arabian horse, and Hussein I, King of Jordan. Some postcards have handwritten notes on the back. -62 modern silver-based color prints: photos taken by SOGREAH engineers—likely hydraulic engineers—who were French and conducting prospecting or reconnaissance work for an oil company; photos (one black-and-white and one color) of French Navy ships.
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