In 1909, French banker Albert Kahn (1860-1940) began the "Earth Archives" project, which used a stained glass imaging and processing system to record images from around the world, the world's first method of color photography. Albert Kahn sent his photographers to more than 50 countries, taking 72,000 shots**. The following group of old ** is a small merchant and hawker filmed in Cairo, Egypt.
In 1914, a vendor selling oranges in Cairo was smoking a hookah.
A sugar cane shop on the side of a road in Cairo, 1914.
A pottery shop in Cairo, 1914.
Pottery dealer outside the Grand Mosque of Hamma, Cairo, 1914.
Tomato stand in front of the Mosque in Cairo, 1914.
A woman's traditional bakery in Cairo in 1914.
In 1914, water sellers in Cairo used water storage bags made of goatskin to transport water from the Nile.
In 1914, a perfumer in Cairo sat in his shop.
Cairo, 1914, vendors selling broad beans and corn.
In 1914, Cairo street spinning.
Cairo, 1914, vendor selling hot drinks.
Cairo, 1914, a vendor selling snacks.
Cairo, 1914, a corn vendor.
Appears to be a sugar cane vendor.