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Creator Role

manufacturer copyrighter publisher

Description

The stereograph contains a black and white image of eight men climbing the Great Pyramid. The men are at various heights in on the pyramid. Additionally, the photo is taken from a worm's-eye view from a corner of the pyramid. On the card's reverse is documentary information. The image is adhered to a gray-colored paper card mount.

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

n. d.

Measurement

3 1/2 X 7 inches

Materials and Techniques Display

albumen print on paper card mount

Inscription

recto, vertical left: Keystone View Company / COPYRIGHTED / Manufacturers MADE IN U.S.A. Publishers recto, vertical right: Meadville, PA., New York, N.Y., / Chicago, Ill., London, England. recto, center: 234 recto, bottom right: 9869 T Looking up an Angle of the Great Pyramid, / Showing the Difficulties of its Ascent, Egypt. verso, top left: 9869 / LOOKING UP AN ANGLE OF GREAT / PYRAMID, EGYPT verso, handwritten top center: The greatest work of man verso, bottom right: Copyright by The Keystone View Company

Subjects

Buildering; Great Pyramid (Egypt);

Work Type

stereograph

Class

photos

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

ID

6572

Digital ID

FVW_06572

Current Location

Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States)

Repository

Mississippi State University Libraries.

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.

Looking up an Angle of the Great Pyramid, Showing the Difficulties of its Ascent, Egypt.

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