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Along the Nile: Early Photographs of Egypt

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Westernmost Colossus of the Temple of Re, Abu Simbel, 1850
Maxime Du Camp (French, 1822–1894)
Salted paper print from paper negative
Gilman Paper Company Collection, New York


Abu Simbel, Large Speos—Colossal Statues Seen from the Front (Lower Part), 1851–52
Félix Teynard (French, 1817–1892)
Salted paper print from paper negative
Gilman Paper Company Collection, New York

Rock-cut Architecture, Tomb of Amenemhat, Beni Hasan, 1851–52
Félix Teynard (French, 1817–1892)
Salted paper print by H. de Fonteny from paper negative
Gilman Paper Company Collection, New York

Temple of Wadi el-Sebua, Colossal Statue and Sphinx from the Left Side of the Avenue, 1851–52
Félix Teynard (French, 1817–1892)
Salted paper print from paper negative
Gilman Paper Company Collection, New York


[The Nile], 1853–54
John Beasley Greene (American, active France, 1832–1856)
Salted paper print from paper negative
Gilman Paper Company Collection, New York


[Dakka], 1853–54
John Beasley Greene (American, active France, 1832–1856)
Salted paper print from paper negative
Gilman Paper Company Collection, New York





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