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Abou Simbel, Nubia by Francis Frith

Abou Simbel, Nubia

Francis Frith · 1857

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Artist
Francis Frith
Date
1857
Medium
Albumen silver print from glass negative
Location
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Collection
Photographs
Credit line
David Hunter McAlpin Fund, 1966
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