Pompey's pillar, Egypt. [186-]

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Pompey's pillar, Egypt. [186-]

The photograph shows the column in Alexandria, Egypt, known as Pompey's Pillar, framed through an opening in a stand of trees. People engaged in various daily activities or on camel- and mule back are scattered amongst the trees.

1 photographic print : collodion ; 19 x 25 cm., on mount 24.5 x 30 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7996280

Getty Research Institute

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Paier, Christian.

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The Austrian photographer Christian Paier operated photography studios in Cairo and Alexandria in the 1860s. From the description of Pompey's pillar, Egypt. [186-] (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 694818096 ...