Group of Palms in the Island of Philae

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Group of Palms in the Island of Philae

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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
d4154d38-a396-40f1-be60-fa2d33e6992c

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Men camped with tent under palm trees situated below ruins on top of the hill.

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  • Philae — Aswan Governorate, EgyptMatched from the record’s own words: “Group of Palms in the Island of Philae”
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