John Shaw Smith
1852, February
Two small pyramids, Pyramid of Ekphrenes in distance
[Group of negatives organized by the photographer, entitled "Cairo, Pyramids, Palms, Nile Boats"]

Calotype negative
17.0 x 22.0 cm (irregular)
 
George Eastman Museum
Gift of Alden Scott Boyer, GEH NEG: 28132, 81:1683:0156
 
Barrett, Nancy. Catalogue of the Photographs of John Shaw Smith Annotated and with Description and Analysis (Albuquerque: University of New Mexico, 1981) ill. 114.
 
Perez, Nissan N. Focus East: Early Photography in the Near East (1839-1885) (New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1988) fig. 255.
 
Mulligan, Therese & Wooters, David. Photography from 1839 to today: George Eastman House, Rochester, NY (Cologne: Taschen, 1999) p. 159.
 
LL/33467