Carte-de-visite portrait of two girls by the seashore, probably on the Isle of Lewis. Photographer: Bourne and Shepherd
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Genre: Portrait Photography Carte-de-visite portrait of two young girls with wicker baskets, posed on rocks by the sea. Although pasted onto a Bourne and Shepherd Indian mount, this photograph probably originates from Scotland, and was possibly taken by Colin Murray before his departure for the...
Beynon Collection: locket portrait of an unidentified woman. Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Portrait Photography Oval image; head-and-shoulders portrait of an unidentified lady, presumably a member of the Beynon family, mounted in a locket with a lock of hair. Also accompanied by a watch chain; whether the locket was originally attached to this is unclear.
Canal Maritime de Suez. Photographer: Arnoux, Hippolyte
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Photographic copy of a map of the Suez Canal, illustrated with photographic views of the route and portraits of African types, Ottoman rulers and, in the centre, the builder of the canal, Ferdinand de Lesseps.
Genre: Urban Topographical Photography Coloured postcard, published by Lichtenstern and Harari, Cairo. View looking along the waterfront towards the Citadel of Qaitbai.