Convent St. Nicolo. Etna. Photographer: Bridges, George Wilson
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Inscription: [Title and signature inscribed on verso.] Genre: Landscape Photography View along a small dirt track approach that leads to the convent, which is partially hidden by a row of tall trees; behind the building along the skyline is a hill. Trimmed negative.
The Biscari Palace, Catania. Photographer: Bridges, George Wilson
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Inscription: Inscribed on verso: '431. The Biscari Palace, Catania' [with Bridges' signature]. Genre: Architectural Photography Taken from the harbour's edge with views of sailing ships and fishing boats, it shows a section of the palace with its ornately plastered windows. Trimmed negative.
The Corso, Catania. Photographer: Bridges, George Wilson
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Inscription: Inscribed on verso: '29. The Corso, Catania' [with Bridges' signature]. Genre: Urban Topographical Photography View taken from an upper floor window and looking along a street in Catania with its buildings of varying heights. Trimmed negative.
The Corso, Catania. Photographer: Bridges, George Wilson
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Inscription: [Title and Bridges's signature on verso.] Genre: Urban Topographical Photography View taken from an elevated position looking along the street below, on the right side of the street the dome of the cathedral is visible. Trimmed negative, a print from which can be found at Talbot P...
Amphitheatre, Taormina. Photographer: Bridges, George Wilson
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Inscription: [Title and signature inscribed on verso.] Genre: Archaeological Photography Taken from the pit of the amphitheatre, it shows the remnant boulders amongst undergrowth in the foreground with a stone wall in the distance. Trimmed negative.
Amphitheatre, Taormina. Photographer: Bridges, George Wilson
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Inscription: Inscribed on verso: '49. Amphitheatre, Taormina' [with Bridges' signature]. Genre: Archaeological Photography View looking down to part of the ruins of the amphitheatre with the Sicilian landscape stretching out into the distance. Image size 171 x 217 mm.
Mola, above Taormina. Photographer: Bridges, George Wilson
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Inscription: Inscribed in ink at top of negative: '3' with a crossed out '6'. [Title and signature on verso]. Genre: Landscape Photography General view of the buildings of Castel Mola amongst a rocky landscape and with hills along the skyline. Image size 167 x 219 mm.
Taormina, Sicily. Photographer: Bridges, George Wilson
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Inscription: Inscribed at top of negative: 'Taormina - Etna in distance 35 miles off. No 28, taken as you recovered, an hour after sunrise' [Title and Bridges' signature inscribed on verso.] Genre: Landscape Photography View taken from the mountainside overlooking Taormina with Mount Etna in t...
Amphitheatre, Taormina. Photographer: Bridges, George Wilson
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Inscription: 47. [Title and Bridges' signature inscribed on verso.] Genre: Archaeological Photography Taken from the pit area of the amphitheatre, it shows a small section of the arched entrance with the terrace ruins. Image size 169 x 210 mm.
Amphitheatre, Syracuse. Photographer: Bridges, George Wilson
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Inscription: Inscribed on verso: '473. Amphitheatre, Syracuse' [with Bridges' signature]. Genre: Archaeological Photography A view taken from the terrace of the amphitheatre, looking down onto the central pit and the opposite side of the arena; two figures are just detectable in the mid-distan...