Call Number:

PH-00747

Collection Name:

Photographs of Sicily, Greece, Turkey, Germany, Belgium, France

Creator:

No. of Items:

139 items

Span Dates:

1871-1885

Description:

Photograph album containing views of architecture in Sicily, Greece, Turkey, Germany, Belgium and France containing 139 photographs, 94 of which are mounted and 45 of which are laid in. The majority of the photographs are albumen prints, but also included are 3 salted paper prints, 2 collotypes, 1 carbon print, and 1 gelatin silver printing-out paper print. While the makers of most photographs are unknown, photographers identified are: Pascal Sebah (1); W. R. Wynter (1); James Valentine (1); Francis Frith (2); H. H. Museum of Vienna (2); S. E. Poulton (1); Francis Bedford (2); and W. & D. Downey (1). Several other photographs may be attributed to James Robertson. Dated photographs span from 1871 to 1885.

Access Restrictions:

This light-sensitive album cannot be paged to the Reading and Viewing Room without curatorial permission. For additional information, please contact the Curator of Photography.

Location(s):

Special permission required f NA 202 P568 HRC-P (978:0051:0001-0139)
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