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Convent of Mar-Saba

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Frith, Francis
  • Photograph
Title Convent of Mar-Saba
Additional Titles Egypt and Palestine Photographed and Described, Vol. II
Scope and content Close-up of the top of Mar-Saba convent, showing the bell tower, a round ornament on the wall below the bell and, at the left, some laundry hanging on a line. In the background, the striated rock of the mountains and a river can be seen.
Contributors LondonJames S. Virtue
Creation Date 1857
Notes Quality: Good
Title, location, photographer's name, and date are printed on the matte
photographer's signature and Number 126 are handwritten on the photograph.
Verso: A one page description of the subject follows on the next page
Call number at Current Custodian Lenkin Family Collection
Extent 1 photograph : albumen
23 x 16.4 cm ( 9 x 6.5 in)..
Host Item Lenkin Family Collection.
Language English
Call Number ARC. 4* 2092 / 5479
Access Rights online_resources
Level of Description File Record
Credits Lenkin Family Collection of Photography at the University of Pennsylvania Library, The Pritzker Family National Photography Collection, The National Library of Israel אוסף תצלומי משפחת לנקין, ספריית אוניברסיטת פנסילבניה, האוסף הלאומי לתצלומים על שם משפחת פריצקר, הספרייה הלאומית
National Library system number 997009563429905171
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