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Set of 47 Stereoscopic Photographs (Gelatine Prints) of Middle Egypt in Box, by Underwood & Underwood, New York, Early 20th Century

Inventory Number 70531


Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by Professor Oliver R. Gurney in 1973.
Primary inscriptions
Titles on 'spine' of book-shaped box: 'The Underwood Travel Library | Middle Egypt Through The Stereoscope | Volume I | Underwood & Underwood' and '... Volume II'.
Object type
Photograph
Dimensions
Weight: 1.25kg
Inventory No
70531
Accession Number
1973-22/4

Description

Stereoscopic gelatine prints mounted on card, 47 cards, 3½ by 7 inches, printed text on back. Scenery and antiquities, many with figures, and ethnographic scenes. The box is made to look like a two-volume book.