Sandstone Quarries at Hager Silsilis: General View

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Sandstone Quarries at Hager Silsilis: General View

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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
1859–1860
Medium
Albumen print
Culture
English
Department
Photographs
Institution
Getty Museum
Object ID
c8439fe5-5071-4424-ad2c-356919b44f06

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Vast stone quarry. Two figures in local dress are barely visible at the bottom of the quarry. A double view intended for stereoscope use, mounted within a book.

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  • Gebel el-Silsila — Aswan Governorate, EgyptMatched from the record’s own words: “Sandstone Quarries at Hager Silsilis: General View”
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