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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Wf1/4620 Level [40] File

1. Wf1/4620(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Wf1/4620(1)
Title:
Cairo, from the Citadel, and Mosque of the Sultan Hassan. Photographer: Frith, Francis
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed 'Frith E. No. 84' in the negative; also inscribed 'No. 11.' Genre: Urban Topographical Photography View from the Citadel, looking westwards towards the Mosque of Sultan Hasan: 'The principal object is the great Mosque of the Sultan Hasan. Between this and the buildings in t...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1857
Extent:
1 item

2. Wf1/4620(2)

Reference (shelfmark):
Wf1/4620(2)
Title:
Turkish summer costume [Titlepage]. Photographer: Frith, Francis
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length self-portrait of Francis Frith, dressed in oritental costume, seated on a divan and holding a long Turkish smoking pipe or chibouk, probably photographed in London; mounted on titlepage This is one of at least four different self-portraits in eastern dres...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1859
Extent:
1 item

3. Wf1/4620(3)

Reference (shelfmark):
Wf1/4620(3)
Title:
Cairo, tombs in the Southern Cemetery, second view. Photographer: Frith, Francis
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed 'Frith E. No. 80' in the negative. Genre: Urban Topographical Photography View of domed tombs and smaller graves in the cemetery: 'The sepulchral mosques and burial-ground in this view are included in another photograph, as is also the dome on the right, and the minaret beh...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1857
Extent:
1 item

4. Wf1/4620(4)

Reference (shelfmark):
Wf1/4620(4)
Title:
Street view in Cairo. Photographer: Frith, Francis
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed 'Frith E. No. 81' in the negative, and 'Frith. Photo. 1857' on mount. Genre: Urban Topographical Photography 'Without any especial object of historical interest, the accompanying view is exceedingly instructive, as illustrative of the picturesque ruins of Cairo. With the e...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1857
Extent:
1 item

5. Wf1/4620(5)

Reference (shelfmark):
Wf1/4620(5)
Title:
The Mosque of the Sultan Barkook, Eastern Cemetery, Cairo. Photographer: Frith, Francis
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed 'Frith 148' in the negative. Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the Mosque of Barkuk, with figures posed (on foot and on horseback) around the domed tomb in the foreground.
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1857
Extent:
1 item

6. Wf1/4620(6)

Reference (shelfmark):
Wf1/4620(6)
Title:
Tomb under the Gebel Mukattam, Cairo. Photographer: Frith, Francis
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed 'Frith E. No. 78' in the negative. Genre: Urban Topographical Photography View of the ruined domed tomb, with the Citadel and Mosque of Muhammad Ali in the background: 'the Citadel of Cairo forms a bold mass in the background, crowned by the modern Turkish Mosque of Mohamma...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1857
Extent:
1 item

7. Wf1/4620(7)

Reference (shelfmark):
Wf1/4620(7)
Title:
Tombs in the Southern Cemetery, Cairo, third view. Photographer: Frith, Francis
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed 'Frith E. No. 76' in the negative. Genre: Urban Topographical Photography View looking towards two large domed tombs, surrounded by the smaller graves of the cemetery. Described as 'second view' in list of plates, and 'third view' on image mount.
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1857
Extent:
1 item

8. Wf1/4620(8)

Reference (shelfmark):
Wf1/4620(8)
Title:
Tombs in the Southern Cemetery, Cairo, fourth view. Photographer: Frith, Francis
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed 'Frith E. No. 77' in the negative. Genre: Architectural Photography Described as 'third view' in list of plates, and 'fourth view' on image mount. 'This view is taken among the groups of tombs and mosques given in a previous photograph. The spectator is, in this instance, ...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1857
Extent:
1 item

9. Wf1/4620(9)

Reference (shelfmark):
Wf1/4620(9)
Title:
View of Boolak [Bulaq, Cairo]. Photographer: Frith, Francis
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed 'Frith. Photo.' on mount beneath print. Genre: Urban Topographical Photography 'Concealed behind the mound in the foreground of this view is one of the entrances to Boolak from Cairo, of which city it is the principal port. The only mosque in this view is of modern date, as...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1857
Extent:
1 item

10. Wf1/4620(10)

Reference (shelfmark):
Wf1/4620(10)
Title:
Study of prickly pear orchard and camels, Cairo. Photographer: Frith, Francis
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed 'Frith 150' in the negative. Genre: Landscape Photography View of a group of baggage camels and keepers in a cactus grove: 'In the outskirts of Cairo, especially on the north, there are large thickets of the cactus which produces the prickly pear. We rarely, however, have s...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1857
Extent:
1 item