A section of ancient city walls with a dry moat in front. The walls are constructed of stone and feature cylindrical towers. A narrow path runs alongside the wall, bordered by vegetation. The text reads "OUTER WALL DAMASCUS THE REPUTED PLACE WHERE ST PAUL WAS LET DOWN."

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Outer Wall, Damascus. The Reputed Place Where Saint Paul Was Let Down

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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
January–May 1858
Medium
Albumen silver print
Culture
English
Department
Photographs
Institution
Getty Museum
Object ID
3667facd-cebd-4184-bd04-fa87c6ce6d75

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View of a crumbling wall along the perimeter of a city. Another stone-fenced building with arched doorways that is adjacent to the city wall can be seen in the foreground.

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  • Bab Kisan (St. Paul's Escape Wall) — Damascus, SyriaMatched from the record’s own words: “Outer Wall, Damascus”
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