Temple of Baalbek
Temple of Baalbek

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Temple of Baalbek,

1862

Francis Bedford, 1816–1894; born and died London, England
x1984-99

Information

Title
Temple of Baalbek
Dates

1862

Maker
Francis Bedford
Medium
Albumen print
Dimensions
20.5 × 26.6 cm (8 1/16 × 10 1/2 in.) mount: 35.6 x 50.8 cm. (14 x 20 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Mary Ogden Thompson in memory of Montgomery Kneass Ogden, Class of 1903, and Bryan Kneass Ogden, Class of 1905
Object Number
x1984-99
Place Depicted

Asia, Lebanon, Baʻlabakk

Inscription
Printed on mount, below image left and right: F. BEDFORD, PHOTO / MARION & CO. Printed on mount, center: EGYPT - THE HOLY LAND-SYRIA - CONSTANTINOPLE ATHENS, &c. Inscribed, dated, and titled, verso upper left: LONDON / August 1868 / TEMPLE of BALBEC [sic]
Marks/Labels/Seals
In plate, left: [?]62 75 - F Bedford In plate, right: [scribbles] F Bedford [cut off]
Culture
British
Type
photographs, albumen prints, black-and-white photographs
Techniques
mounting, albumen process
Subject
historic sites, temples

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