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The Temple of Dabod, Nubia: Interior View
Creator
Francis FrithPhotographer · 1822–1898
All works by this person →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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- 1859–1860
- Medium
- Albumen print
- Culture
- English
- Department
- Photographs
- Institution
- Getty Museum
- Object ID
- a27290c9-1f69-4d95-a13b-1c0d4856881a
From the Getty Museum record
Looking through a broken wall at a series of doorways. People in local dress sit in a few of the doorways. A double view intended for stereoscope use, mounted within a book.
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- Temple of Debod (original site) — Nubia, Aswan Governorate, EgyptMatched from the record’s own words: “The Temple of Dabod, Nubia: Interior View”
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