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Photographic Slide of Egypt by Newton & Co., London, English, c. 1880

Inventory Number 96438


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.96438

Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by Eric Gordon
Primary inscriptions
Triangular printed label: 'MAKERS/NEWTON & Co./3, FLEET ST. LONDON.'. Ink inscription on edge: 'Revd. J.C. Taylor'.
Physical material
Wood
Paper
Glass
Dimensions
Height: 11mm Width: 180mm Depth: 103mm Weight: 104g
Inventory No
96438
Accession Number
1979-2

Description

One of a Group of sixteen slides of Old and New Testament Subjects, of which three are real photographic of the Holy Land by Newton & Co. In chest.

The image shows a group of men with camels standing in the shade under a line of trees. A pyramid can be seen in the background.