The Village of Siloam and Valley of Kidron

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The Village of Siloam and Valley of Kidron

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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
d6a11b2a-e33e-4b21-b946-4a59c19c1637

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View of a city set into the hillside, overlooking a valley.

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  • Kidron Valley (Valley of Jehoshaphat) — JerusalemMatched from the record’s own words: “The Village of Siloam and Valley of Kidron”
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