Middle Eastern and North African views and portraits. ca. 1870-ca. 1900.

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Middle Eastern and North African views and portraits. ca. 1870-ca. 1900.

This collection of local views and portraits of local types from North Africa and the Middle East dates from the last quarter of the 19th century and comprises three groups of images: eight unmounted photographs; 16 photographs mounted recto and verso on eight loose blue album leaves; eight photographs mounted recto and verso on four loose buff album leaves.

32 photographic prints : albumen ; images 25 x 19 cm. or 29 x 22 cm. on sheets 35 x 26 cm or 37 x 30 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8256466

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Bonfils family.

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Bonfils, Félix, 1831-1885

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The Bonfils family operated a photographic studio in Beirut from 1867 to 1918. Félix Bonfils produced most of the early work; his wife, Lydie, and son, Adrien, and various assistants were responsible for the later work. From the description of Palestine and Lebanon. 1897. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 693339002 b. March 8, 1831in Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort, France.d. in 1885 Ales, France. From the description of Felix Bonfils: Artist File (Interna...

Béchard, Henri.

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