Ancient temple ruins beside a calm body of water, with a few people walking along the shore. The ruins are weathered stone structures, and the water reflects them. The text reads "Pyramids from the Salt Lake."

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Pylons, from the Salt Lake, Carnac

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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
1704f3d0-34bf-473e-a5f9-60ebff3147b1

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Two men sitting on bank of small lake with ruins of pylons in the distance.

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  • Sacred Lake, Karnak Temple — Luxor, EgyptMatched from the record’s own words: “Salt Lake, Carnac”
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