Cleopatra's Needle newspaper cuttings

Five newspaper cuttings from the Express and Echo referring to Cleopatra's needle. One article speaks about its arrival in London in 1877 from Egypt. Another is a tribute to the late Captain Henry Carter, who bought the obelisk to London. One cutting is stuck to a piece of paper. All of the cuttings are yellowing.

Object Details

ID: AAB0787
Collection: Commemorative ephemera
Type: Newspaper cutting
Display location: Not on display
Date made: Aug 1923
People: Thothmes III
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
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