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| Title | Shahhat cultivates his field of onion and Egyptian clover |
| Date of Original | between 1974 and 1976 |
| Creator | Critchfield, Richard
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| Creator Role | Photographer
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| Description | Two men working in a field with ruins of a building and palm trees visible in the background. |
| Ordering Information | Consult: http://library.ndsu.edu/ndsuarchives/duplication-services |
| General Subject | Agriculture
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Farming
Croplands
Palms
Ruins
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| Location | Qurna (Egypt)
Egypt
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| Decade | 1970-1979
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| Item Number | 2055.20.1 |
| Format of Original | Gelatin silver prints
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| Dimensions of Original | 13 x 22 cm. |
| Transcription | "25. Upper Egypt, where, in 1974-76, I did my longest and best village study (Punjab & Java would follow). Shahhat, the main subject, works in field at center rear hoeing, in man's oldest form of agriculture." - typed on label affixed to back of photograph
"The pylons of the temple of Ramses III and the cliffs of the Libyan Desert rise above the mudbrick houses and palm trees of Lohlah as Shahhat (left) cultivates his fields of onion and Egyptian clover." - caption with photograph published in "Shahhat An Egyptian" by Richard Critchfield, p. xxiii. |
| Notes | Title supplied by staff. |
| Repository Institution | North Dakota State University Libraries, Institute for Regional Studies
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| Repository Collection | Richard Critchfield photograph collection 2055
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| Collection Finding Aid | Consult: http://hdl.handle.net/10365/951 |
| Credit Line | Institute for Regional Studies, NDSU, Fargo (2055.20.1) |
| Language | eng
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| Digital ID | rs010663 |
| Original Source | photographic print |
