[Cairo with view of Citadel from the left]

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[Cairo with view of Citadel from the left]

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Wilhelm Hammerschmidt

Photographer · 1869–1869

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Born in Berlin, Wilhelm Hammerschmidt was already a professional photographer when he settled in Cairo, Egypt, around 1860. There he established the Hammerschmidt shop, where he sold photographic materials to other early photographers such as Henry Cammas. Hammerschmidt exhibited ten views of Egypt at the Société Française de Photographie in 1861 before becoming a member the following year. He als

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Date: 1860s
Medium: Albumen silver print
Department: Photographs
Institution: Getty Museum
Object ID: d773ce34-e5ce-47a3-b5a5-f2dd54a99e70

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A view of the left side of the Citadel of Saladin in Cairo from a high vantage point.

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