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Cairo, The Tombs of the Mameluks
ca. 1870-188019th century
216 x 278 mm (8.5 x 10.9 in.)
Félix Bonfils, French, (1831–1885)
Object Type:
photograph
Medium and Support:
Albumen print
Marks:
Inscribed on negative, lower left: “783. Caire. Tombeaux des Mameluks”; inscribed on negative, lower right: “Bonfils”
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:
1983.12.114.45
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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.]
- Cairo - TGN 7001215
- death
- Egypt - TGN 7016833
- graves - Excavations in the earth used for burial; for constructions raised over or around burial sites, use "tombs." [April 1993 related term added.]
- North Africa - TGN 7016886
- travel photography
Dimensions
- image Dimensions: 216 x 278 mm (8.5 x 10.9 in.)
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Credit Caption
Félix Bonfils, French, (1831–1885) . Cairo, The Tombs of the Mameluks, ca. 1870-1880. Albumen print. image : 216 x 278 mm (8.5 x 10.9 in.). DAC accession number 1983.12.114.45. Gift of Michael M. Senft, 1983.