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The Kasr-el-Nil Bridge, Cairo
ca. 1870-188019th century
218 x 274 mm (8.6 x 10.8 in.)
Félix Bonfils, French, (1831–1885)
Object Type:
photograph
Medium and Support:
Albumen print
Marks:
Inscribed on negative, lower left: “Bonfils”; inscribed on negative, lower right: “94. Le Caire. Pont de Kasr-el-Nil”
Bibliography:
Lee D. Witkin and Barbara London, The Photograph Collector’s Guide (Boston, MA: New York Graphic Society, 1979); MacMillan Biographical Encyclopedia of Photographic Artists and Innovators (1983).
Credit Line:
Gift of Michael M. Senft, 1983
Accession Number:
1983.12.114.40
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This object has the following keywords:
- 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.]
- bridges (built works) - Structures spanning and providing passage over waterways, topographic depressions, transportation routes, or similar circulation barriers. [September 1994 scope note added; related term added. March 1993 descriptor changed, was 'bridges'; alternate term changed, was 'bridge'.]
- Cairo - TGN 7001215
- Egypt - TGN 7016833
- North Africa - TGN 7016886
- travel photography
Dimensions
- image Dimensions: 218 x 274 mm (8.6 x 10.8 in.)
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Credit Caption
Félix Bonfils, French, (1831–1885) . The Kasr-el-Nil Bridge, Cairo, ca. 1870-1880. Albumen print. image : 218 x 274 mm (8.6 x 10.8 in.). DAC accession number 1983.12.114.40. Gift of Michael M. Senft, 1983.