1908 photograph of excavations at Pompeii
photographic print
PHOTOGRAPHSItaly, Campania, Pompeii
1908
paper
overall: 4 3/8 x 3 1/8 in.
A photograph from 1908 of excavation work at Pompeii. The entire city was buried under up to 20 feet of volcanic tuff, which had to be removed largely by hand. Here, workers are carrying away basketfuls of material.
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