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| 1. |  | Clara Whitcomb 1898-1899 Page from diary Private collection of Barbara Levine / projectB.com © Barbara Levine, 2007 - used with permission In December 1898, Clara Whitcomb, a young woman from Chicago, chronicled her trip to Egypt and the Levant in 1898-1899 in a diary. What makes her remarkable to us, one hundred and eight years later, is that her diary was preserved, allowing us to experience her adventures in the present. Clara illustrated her concise and often witty descriptions of the local people, architecture, and geography with souvenir photographs, hotel receipts, stationery and postcards. For more on this vintage photograph album and many others see: Barbara Levine & Kirsten Jensen Around the World: The Grand Tour in Photo Albums (Princeton Architectural Press, 2007) |
| 2. |  | Clara Whitcomb 1898-1899 Page from diary Private collection of Barbara Levine / projectB.com © Barbara Levine, 2007 - used with permission In December 1898, Clara Whitcomb, a young woman from Chicago, chronicled her trip to Egypt and the Levant in 1898-1899 in a diary. What makes her remarkable to us, one hundred and eight years later, is that her diary was preserved, allowing us to experience her adventures in the present. Clara illustrated her concise and often witty descriptions of the local people, architecture, and geography with souvenir photographs, hotel receipts, stationery and postcards. For more on this vintage photograph album and many others see: Barbara Levine & Kirsten Jensen Around the World: The Grand Tour in Photo Albums (Princeton Architectural Press, 2007) |
| 3. |  | Clara Whitcomb 1898-1899 Page from diary Private collection of Barbara Levine / projectB.com © Barbara Levine, 2007 - used with permission "As we entered the village, or encampment, we saw the people covering their almost naked bodies, the children were dressed as seen in the above picture. The hair of the girls is braided in small strings, well greased, and often the ends are fastened with pieces of Nile mud." In December 1898, Clara Whitcomb, a young woman from Chicago, chronicled her trip to Egypt and the Levant in 1898-1899 in a diary. What makes her remarkable to us, one hundred and eight years later, is that her diary was preserved, allowing us to experience her adventures in the present. Clara illustrated her concise and often witty descriptions of the local people, architecture, and geography with souvenir photographs, hotel receipts, stationery and postcards. For more on this vintage photograph album and many others see: Barbara Levine & Kirsten Jensen Around the World: The Grand Tour in Photo Albums (Princeton Architectural Press, 2007) |
| 4. |  | Clara Whitcomb 1898-1899 Page from diary Private collection of Barbara Levine / projectB.com © Barbara Levine, 2007 - used with permission In December 1898, Clara Whitcomb, a young woman from Chicago, chronicled her trip to Egypt and the Levant in 1898-1899 in a diary. What makes her remarkable to us, one hundred and eight years later, is that her diary was preserved, allowing us to experience her adventures in the present. Clara illustrated her concise and often witty descriptions of the local people, architecture, and geography with souvenir photographs, hotel receipts, stationery and postcards. For more on this vintage photograph album and many others see: Barbara Levine & Kirsten Jensen Around the World: The Grand Tour in Photo Albums (Princeton Architectural Press, 2007) |
| 5. |  | Clara Whitcomb 1898-1899 Page from diary Private collection of Barbara Levine / projectB.com © Barbara Levine, 2007 - used with permission "A typical shop in Asswan. At Aswan we bade farewell to Nubia and the blameless Ethiopians, and found ourselves once more branching the Nile of Egypt." In December 1898, Clara Whitcomb, a young woman from Chicago, chronicled her trip to Egypt and the Levant in 1898-1899 in a diary. What makes her remarkable to us, one hundred and eight years later, is that her diary was preserved, allowing us to experience her adventures in the present. Clara illustrated her concise and often witty descriptions of the local people, architecture, and geography with souvenir photographs, hotel receipts, stationery and postcards. For more on this vintage photograph album and many others see: Barbara Levine & Kirsten Jensen Around the World: The Grand Tour in Photo Albums (Princeton Architectural Press, 2007) |
| 6. |  | Clara Whitcomb 1898-1899 Page from diary Private collection of Barbara Levine / projectB.com © Barbara Levine, 2007 - used with permission In December 1898, Clara Whitcomb, a young woman from Chicago, chronicled her trip to Egypt and the Levant in 1898-1899 in a diary. What makes her remarkable to us, one hundred and eight years later, is that her diary was preserved, allowing us to experience her adventures in the present. Clara illustrated her concise and often witty descriptions of the local people, architecture, and geography with souvenir photographs, hotel receipts, stationery and postcards. For more on this vintage photograph album and many others see: Barbara Levine & Kirsten Jensen Around the World: The Grand Tour in Photo Albums (Princeton Architectural Press, 2007) |
| 7. |  | Clara Whitcomb 1898-1899 Page from diary Private collection of Barbara Levine / projectB.com © Barbara Levine, 2007 - used with permission In December 1898, Clara Whitcomb, a young woman from Chicago, chronicled her trip to Egypt and the Levant in 1898-1899 in a diary. What makes her remarkable to us, one hundred and eight years later, is that her diary was preserved, allowing us to experience her adventures in the present. Clara illustrated her concise and often witty descriptions of the local people, architecture, and geography with souvenir photographs, hotel receipts, stationery and postcards. For more on this vintage photograph album and many others see: Barbara Levine & Kirsten Jensen Around the World: The Grand Tour in Photo Albums (Princeton Architectural Press, 2007) |
| 8. |  | Clara Whitcomb 1898-1899 Page from diary Private collection of Barbara Levine / projectB.com © Barbara Levine, 2007 - used with permission "Wednesday June 25, this is the day Dr. Beiler left for Greece. In the afternoon I drove with Miss Caruthers to see the Sphinx and Pyramids by Moonlight." In December 1898, Clara Whitcomb, a young woman from Chicago, chronicled her trip to Egypt and the Levant in 1898-1899 in a diary. What makes her remarkable to us, one hundred and eight years later, is that her diary was preserved, allowing us to experience her adventures in the present. Clara illustrated her concise and often witty descriptions of the local people, architecture, and geography with souvenir photographs, hotel receipts, stationery and postcards. For more on this vintage photograph album and many others see: Barbara Levine & Kirsten Jensen Around the World: The Grand Tour in Photo Albums (Princeton Architectural Press, 2007) |
| 9. |  | Clara Whitcomb 1898-1899 Page from diary Private collection of Barbara Levine / projectB.com © Barbara Levine, 2007 - used with permission "The water carrier and street sprinkler of Egypt." In December 1898, Clara Whitcomb, a young woman from Chicago, chronicled her trip to Egypt and the Levant in 1898-1899 in a diary. What makes her remarkable to us, one hundred and eight years later, is that her diary was preserved, allowing us to experience her adventures in the present. Clara illustrated her concise and often witty descriptions of the local people, architecture, and geography with souvenir photographs, hotel receipts, stationery and postcards. For more on this vintage photograph album and many others see: Barbara Levine & Kirsten Jensen Around the World: The Grand Tour in Photo Albums (Princeton Architectural Press, 2007) |
| 10. |  | Clara Whitcomb 1898-1899 Page from diary Private collection of Barbara Levine / projectB.com © Barbara Levine, 2007 - used with permission In December 1898, Clara Whitcomb, a young woman from Chicago, chronicled her trip to Egypt and the Levant in 1898-1899 in a diary. What makes her remarkable to us, one hundred and eight years later, is that her diary was preserved, allowing us to experience her adventures in the present. Clara illustrated her concise and often witty descriptions of the local people, architecture, and geography with souvenir photographs, hotel receipts, stationery and postcards. For more on this vintage photograph album and many others see: Barbara Levine & Kirsten Jensen Around the World: The Grand Tour in Photo Albums (Princeton Architectural Press, 2007) |
| 11. |  | Unidentified photographer 1905 Page from photograph album Private collection of Barbara Levine / projectB.com © Barbara Levine, 2007 - used with permission In 1905, a young couple from Massachusetts traveled to Italy, France, Germany, and Switzerland. The photographs in this album are composed in such a way to make use of light, shadow, and creative framing of subject matter. The album reveals the budding relationship between travel and amateur photography. For more on this vintage photograph album and many others see: Barbara Levine & Kirsten Jensen Around the World: The Grand Tour in Photo Albums (Princeton Architectural Press, 2007) |
| 12. |  | Unidentified photographer 1905 Page from photograph album Private collection of Barbara Levine / projectB.com © Barbara Levine, 2007 - used with permission In 1905, a young couple from Massachusetts traveled to Italy, France, Germany, and Switzerland. The photographs in this album are composed in such a way to make use of light, shadow, and creative framing of subject matter. The album reveals the budding relationship between travel and amateur photography. For more on this vintage photograph album and many others see: Barbara Levine & Kirsten Jensen Around the World: The Grand Tour in Photo Albums (Princeton Architectural Press, 2007) |
| 13. |  | Unidentified photographer 1905 Page from photograph album Private collection of Barbara Levine / projectB.com © Barbara Levine, 2007 - used with permission In 1905, a young couple from Massachusetts traveled to Italy, France, Germany, and Switzerland. The photographs in this album are composed in such a way to make use of light, shadow, and creative framing of subject matter. The album reveals the budding relationship between travel and amateur photography. For more on this vintage photograph album and many others see: Barbara Levine & Kirsten Jensen Around the World: The Grand Tour in Photo Albums (Princeton Architectural Press, 2007) |
| 14. |  | Unidentified photographer 1905 Page from photograph album Private collection of Barbara Levine / projectB.com © Barbara Levine, 2007 - used with permission In 1905, a young couple from Massachusetts traveled to Italy, France, Germany, and Switzerland. The photographs in this album are composed in such a way to make use of light, shadow, and creative framing of subject matter. The album reveals the budding relationship between travel and amateur photography. For more on this vintage photograph album and many others see: Barbara Levine & Kirsten Jensen Around the World: The Grand Tour in Photo Albums (Princeton Architectural Press, 2007) |
| 15. |  | Unidentified photographer 1905 Page from photograph album Private collection of Barbara Levine / projectB.com © Barbara Levine, 2007 - used with permission In 1905, a young couple from Massachusetts traveled to Italy, France, Germany, and Switzerland. The photographs in this album are composed in such a way to make use of light, shadow, and creative framing of subject matter. The album reveals the budding relationship between travel and amateur photography. For more on this vintage photograph album and many others see: Barbara Levine & Kirsten Jensen Around the World: The Grand Tour in Photo Albums (Princeton Architectural Press, 2007) |
| 16. |  | Unidentified photographer 1905 Page from photograph album Private collection of Barbara Levine / projectB.com © Barbara Levine, 2007 - used with permission In 1905, a young couple from Massachusetts traveled to Italy, France, Germany, and Switzerland. The photographs in this album are composed in such a way to make use of light, shadow, and creative framing of subject matter. The album reveals the budding relationship between travel and amateur photography. For more on this vintage photograph album and many others see: Barbara Levine & Kirsten Jensen Around the World: The Grand Tour in Photo Albums (Princeton Architectural Press, 2007) |
| 17. |  | Vera Talbot 1924-1926 Page from photograph album Private collection of Barbara Levine / projectB.com © Barbara Levine, 2007 - used with permission A young socialite from San Francisco, traveled for two years beginning in 1924 to Japan, China, Southeast Asia, Egypt and Northern Africa. Each page of her album is jammed with layers of photographs, postcards and images cut out of guides, pasted one on top of the other, which combine in a dizzying array. The album's viewer comes away from it with a sense of the heady adventure that characterized the young woman's travels. For more on this vintage photograph album and many others see: Barbara Levine & Kirsten Jensen Around the World: The Grand Tour in Photo Albums (Princeton Architectural Press, 2007) |
| 18. |  | Vera Talbot 1924-1926 Page from photograph album Private collection of Barbara Levine / projectB.com © Barbara Levine, 2007 - used with permission A young socialite from San Francisco, traveled for two years beginning in 1924 to Japan, China, Southeast Asia, Egypt and Northern Africa. Each page of her album is jammed with layers of photographs, postcards and images cut out of guides, pasted one on top of the other, which combine in a dizzying array. The album's viewer comes away from it with a sense of the heady adventure that characterized the young woman's travels. For more on this vintage photograph album and many others see: Barbara Levine & Kirsten Jensen Around the World: The Grand Tour in Photo Albums (Princeton Architectural Press, 2007) |
| 19. |  | Vera Talbot 1924-1926 Page from photograph album Private collection of Barbara Levine / projectB.com © Barbara Levine, 2007 - used with permission A young socialite from San Francisco, traveled for two years beginning in 1924 to Japan, China, Southeast Asia, Egypt and Northern Africa. Each page of her album is jammed with layers of photographs, postcards and images cut out of guides, pasted one on top of the other, which combine in a dizzying array. The album's viewer comes away from it with a sense of the heady adventure that characterized the young woman's travels. For more on this vintage photograph album and many others see: Barbara Levine & Kirsten Jensen Around the World: The Grand Tour in Photo Albums (Princeton Architectural Press, 2007) |
| 20. |  | Vera Talbot 1924-1926 Page from photograph album Private collection of Barbara Levine / projectB.com © Barbara Levine, 2007 - used with permission A young socialite from San Francisco, traveled for two years beginning in 1924 to Japan, China, Southeast Asia, Egypt and Northern Africa. Each page of her album is jammed with layers of photographs, postcards and images cut out of guides, pasted one on top of the other, which combine in a dizzying array. The album's viewer comes away from it with a sense of the heady adventure that characterized the young woman's travels. For more on this vintage photograph album and many others see: Barbara Levine & Kirsten Jensen Around the World: The Grand Tour in Photo Albums (Princeton Architectural Press, 2007) |
| 21. |  | Vera Talbot 1924-1926 Page from photograph album Private collection of Barbara Levine / projectB.com © Barbara Levine, 2007 - used with permission A young socialite from San Francisco, traveled for two years beginning in 1924 to Japan, China, Southeast Asia, Egypt and Northern Africa. Each page of her album is jammed with layers of photographs, postcards and images cut out of guides, pasted one on top of the other, which combine in a dizzying array. The album's viewer comes away from it with a sense of the heady adventure that characterized the young woman's travels. For more on this vintage photograph album and many others see: Barbara Levine & Kirsten Jensen Around the World: The Grand Tour in Photo Albums (Princeton Architectural Press, 2007) |
| 22. |  | Vera Talbot 1924-1926 Page from photograph album Private collection of Barbara Levine / projectB.com © Barbara Levine, 2007 - used with permission A young socialite from San Francisco, traveled for two years beginning in 1924 to Japan, China, Southeast Asia, Egypt and Northern Africa. Each page of her album is jammed with layers of photographs, postcards and images cut out of guides, pasted one on top of the other, which combine in a dizzying array. The album's viewer comes away from it with a sense of the heady adventure that characterized the young woman's travels. For more on this vintage photograph album and many others see: Barbara Levine & Kirsten Jensen Around the World: The Grand Tour in Photo Albums (Princeton Architectural Press, 2007) |
| 23. |  | Vera Talbot 1924-1926 Page from photograph album Private collection of Barbara Levine / projectB.com © Barbara Levine, 2007 - used with permission A young socialite from San Francisco, traveled for two years beginning in 1924 to Japan, China, Southeast Asia, Egypt and Northern Africa. Each page of her album is jammed with layers of photographs, postcards and images cut out of guides, pasted one on top of the other, which combine in a dizzying array. The album's viewer comes away from it with a sense of the heady adventure that characterized the young woman's travels. For more on this vintage photograph album and many others see: Barbara Levine & Kirsten Jensen Around the World: The Grand Tour in Photo Albums (Princeton Architectural Press, 2007) |
| 24. |  | 2007 Book cover for "Around the World: The Grand Tour in Photo Albums" by Barbara Levine & Kirsten Jensen (Princeton Architectural Press, 2007) Book cover Source requested |