A cemetery with several domed tombs and minarets in the background. Two figures stand in the foreground, possibly observing the scene. The setting appears arid, with scattered structures and a clear sky. The text at the bottom reads "TOMBS IN THE SOUTHERN CEMETERY."

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Tombs in the Southern Cemetery

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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
36a31238-5060-4bda-925e-280fb0945df7

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Two men in the desert in front of cemetery. Tombs in cemetery have domed roofs and narrow towers.

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  • Mamluk Tombs (Cairo Necropolis) — Cairo, EgyptMatched from the record’s own words: “Southern Cemetery”
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