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Portion of the Great Temple, Luxor (The Government Corn Stores)

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Portion of the Great Temple, Luxor (The Government Corn Stores)

1857 (published 1862)
19th century
162 x 232 mm (6.4 x 9.1 in.)

Francis Frith, British (English), (1822–1898)

Object Type: photograph

Medium and Support: Albumen print on photographic paper mounted on lightweight board with gilded edges in bound volume

Series: from Egypt, Sinai, and Palestine

Edition: As published in the album "Egypt, Sinai, and Palestine: Supplementary Volume” (London: William Mackenzie), 1862

Marks: Printed on mount: “PORTION OF THE GREAT TEMPLE / (THE GOVERNMENT CORN STORES) Luxor”; printed on mount, lower right below image: “Frith, Photo.”; inscribed in pencil on mount, lower left corner: “42”; inscribed on negative in image, lower left corner: “Frith E No 44 / 1857”

Provenance / Collectors' Marks: Collector’s stamp of Weston J. Naef in red on verso of album’s frontispiece

Bibliography: Douglas R. Nickel, Francis Frith in Egypt and Palestine: A Victorian Photographer Abroad (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2004).

Credit Line: Gift of Weston and Mary Naef in honor of Ella Dawes Naef, class of 2002, 2010

Accession Number: 2010.15.13

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Africa*, agriculture*, architecture*, Egypt*, food*, government, temples*, travel photography

Africa - TGN 7001242
agriculture - Science or art of cultivating the soil, harvesting crops, and raising livestock. W [April 1996 descriptor moved. November 1995 related term added. July 1993 descriptor moved. February 1991 alternate term added.]
architecture - Art or science of designing and building structures, especially habitable structures, in accordance with principles determined by aesthetic and practical or material considerations. Refers also to the structures created. [November 1994 related term added. October 1990 alternate term added.]
Egypt - TGN 7016833
food - Use for any material that can be digested or absorbed by the body of a human or other animal and used as a source of energy or some essential nutrient, to build and replace tissue, or to relieve hunger. [April 1995 descriptor changed, was "foodstuff"; lead-in terms added.]
government
temples - Use for religious buildings dedicated to the service of a deity or deities, often housing a cult image; do not use for such Christian or Islamic religious buildings, prefer "churches" or "mosques." May also be used for Protestant places of worship in France and some French-speaking regions. [February 1995 scope note added.]
travel photography

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image Dimensions: 162 x 232 mm (6.4 x 9.1 in.)

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Francis Frith, British (English), (1822–1898) . Portion of the Great Temple, Luxor (The Government Corn Stores), 1857 (published 1862). From Egypt, Sinai, and Palestine. Albumen print on photographic paper mounted on lightweight board with gilded edges in bound volume. image : 162 x 232 mm (6.4 x 9.1 in.). Mount (album sheet) : 312 x 435 mm (12.3 x 17.1 in.). DAC accession number 2010.15.13. Gift of Weston and Mary Naef in honor of Ella Dawes Naef, class of 2002, 2010.

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