Palestine : Vasques de Salomon près Bethléem

Description
1 photograph
Albumen
Alternate Title
Palestine : Pools of Solomon near Bethlehem
Creator
Bonfils, Félix, 1831-1885
Date
unknown date before or during 1877
Collection
Lenkin Family Collection of Photography (University of Pennsylvania)
Extent
22.9 x 17.2 cm ( 9 x 6.875 in).
Notes
View of the Pools of Solomon.
The photograph is mounted in an album and the title is printed below. A printed, colored border surrounds the photograph and contains the inscription: "Vues de tout l'Orient" and "Par Bonfils Phot. à Alais (Gard)." The facing page contains a description in French, German, and English. The photograph was signed by Bonfils.
Condition: Good
The photograph dates to before 1877. See also 488BON/XN13 (same format) and 1286BN/XD98 (taken at a different time of the year). The printed title and series number have been cropped from the lower right of the photograph.
Provenance
Bertrand and Paola Lazard Holy Land Collection ; Gerard Levy ; 1980
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

The Penn Libraries is committed to producing, preserving, and providing access to knowledge. We make materials accessible to improve information equity and enhance teaching, research, and learning. Some materials may be considered offensive and do not represent opinions, values, positions or norms that are held by the University of Pennsylvania Libraries. Where possible, we strive to present these materials within the historical or cultural context they were created by providing descriptive information.

Digital Collections

Home About Collections A to Z