Distant view of Damascus

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Distant view of Damascus

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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
1858
Medium
Albumen silver print
Culture
English
Department
Photographs
Institution
Getty Museum
Object ID
a1193894-8b1d-48c9-b4a5-d28b2b981ceb

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Scene with ruins overlooking city at a distance.

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