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Gaza (The New Town)

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Gaza (The New Town)

published 1862
19th century
152 x 224 mm (6 x 8.8 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: “GAZA (THE NEW TOWN).”; printed on mount, lower right below image: “Frith, Photo.”; inscribed in pencil on mount, lower left corner: “72”; inscribed on negative in image, lower left corner: “Frith 102”

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: 2010.15.25

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cityscapes*, landscapes (representations)*, travel photography

cityscapes - Use for creative works that depict settlements that may be considered cities. For creative works depicting settlements that may be considered towns, use "townscapes (representations)." For images that are more documentary than creative, prefer
landscapes (representations) - Use for creative works that depict outdoor scenes where the picture is dominated by the configuration, visual and aesthetic, of the land, bodies of water, and natural elements. When the ocean or other large body of water dominates the picture, use "seascapes." For images that are more documentary than creative, prefer "views" or "topographical views." For actual areas of land having certain notable characteristics, use "landscapes (environments)." [January 1993 scope note added; related term added. April 1991 descriptor moved; lead-in term added; descriptor changed, was "landscapes"; alternate term changed, was 'landscape'.]
travel photography

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image Dimensions: 152 x 224 mm (6 x 8.8 in.)

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Francis Frith, British (English), (1822–1898) . Gaza (The New Town), published 1862. From Egypt, Sinai, and Palestine. Albumen print on photographic paper mounted on lightweight board with gilded edges in bound volume. image : 152 x 224 mm (6 x 8.8 in.). Mount (album sheet) : 312 x 435 mm (12.3 x 17.1 in.). DAC accession number 2010.15.25. Gift of Weston and Mary Naef in honor of Ella Dawes Naef, class of 2002, 2010.

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