Tourists at the Great Sphinx

photographic print

PHOTOGRAPHS
Egypt, Giza
1908
paper
overall: 3 5/16 x 4 1/8 in.

Tourists standing in front of the Great Sphinx of Giza, with the Pyramids beyond. The individuals are labeled as H. Frost, Dora, Miles, Mr. Frost and Mr. Ali, who may be their guide. A wonderful and evocative image of early 20th century tourism at the monuments of Egypt. From an album of photos from a 1908 voyage to the Mediterranean on the CARPATHIA.


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