A village nestled in a valley, with buildings clustered together on a hillside. A winding path leads down into the valley, where trees and fields are visible. The text at the bottom reads "THE VILLAGE OF SILOAM AND VALLEY OF KIDRON."

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The Village of Siloam and Valley of Kidron

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Francis Frith

Photographer · 1822–1898

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Before turning his attention to photography around 1850, Francis Frith was apprenticed to a cutlery firm and worked as a wholesale grocer. With a partner he opened the Frith & Hayward photography studio in Liverpool. In 1856 Frith made an extended trip to Egypt, traveling up the Nile from Cairo to Abu Simbel. He photographed along the entire way, using three different cameras: a stereoscopic one a

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Date
1857
Medium
Albumen silver print
Culture
English
Department
Photographs
Institution
Getty Museum
Object ID
04f81b93-6a97-45a7-a1d0-481d8662e992

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View of town built on hill overlooking large valley taken from a grassy hillside.

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