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Call Number:

PH-00747

Collection Name:

Photographs of Sicily, Greece, Turkey, Germany, Belgium, France

Creator:

, 1819 - 1898, active 1860/1869 - 1890/1898

, 1822 - 1898, active 1850/1859 - 1860/1869

Bedford, Francis, 1816 - 1894, active 1850/1859 - 1860/1869

Robertson, James, 1805 or 1813 - 1888 or 1889, active 1852 - 1865

Sébah, Pascal, 1823 - 1886, active 1865/1869 - 1886

Valentine, James, 1815 - 1879 or 1880, active 1850/1859 - 1870/1879

W. & D. Downey, active 1867 - 1908

Wynter, W. R., active 1887 - 1889

No. of Items:

139 items

Span Dates:

1871-1885

Description:

Photograph album containing views of architecture in Sicily, Greece, Turkey, Germany, Belgium and France containing 139 photographs, 94 of which are mounted and 45 of which are laid in. The majority of the photographs are albumen prints, but also included are 3 salted paper prints, 2 collotypes, 1 carbon print, and 1 gelatin silver printing-out paper print. While the makers of most photographs are unknown, photographers identified are: Pascal Sebah (1); W. R. Wynter (1); James Valentine (1); Francis Frith (2); H. H. Museum of Vienna (2); S. E. Poulton (1); Francis Bedford (2); and W. & D. Downey (1). Several other photographs may be attributed to James Robertson. Dated photographs span from 1871 to 1885.

Accession No(s):

978:0051:0001-0139

Location(s):

Special permission required f NA 202 P568 HRC-P (978:0051:0001-0139)
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