File:Francis Frith, Gaza (The Old Town).jpg

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English: Francis Frith, Gaza (The Old Town). Desert scene with city in the distance. Dirt field and bushes of cacti in the foreground.
  • Medium:Albumen silver print
  • Dimensions:Image: 16.4 × 22.6 cm (6 7/16 × 8 7/8 in.) Mount: 43.4 × 29.5 cm (17 1/16 × 11 5/8 in.)
  • Signature(s): (Recto, print) lower right, signed in the negative: "Frith 190";
  • Object Number: 84.XO.1302.16
  • Inscription(s): (Recto, mount) lower right, letterpress caption: Frith.Photo.1857; (Recto, mount) lower center, letterpress caption: Gaza (The Old Town.)
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Source Getty Museum Collection
Author
Francis Frith  (1822–1898)  wikidata:Q978878
 
Francis Frith
Alternative names
Frances Frith; F. Frith
Description British photographer
Date of birth/death 7 October 1822 Edit this at Wikidata 25 February 1898 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Chesterfield Cannes
Work period 1855 Edit this at Wikidata–2012 Edit this at Wikidata
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creator QS:P170,Q978878
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Francis Frith, Gaza (The Old Town 1857)

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