Smith, John Shaw
Irish (1811-1873)

DESCRIPTIVE TITLE: Mosque of Hassanin in the Rumeyleh
SERIES TITLE: Group of negatives organized by the photographer, entitled "Cairo, Pyramids, Palms, Nile Boats"

Nov.1851
calotype negative
16.8 x 22.1 cm. (irreg.)
Gift of Alden Scott Boyer
GEH NEG: 28083
81:1683:0151

OLD GEH NUMBER: 13574-151

BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCE: Barrett, Nancy. --Catalogue of the Photographs of John Shaw Smith Annotated and with Description and Analysis.-- Albuquerque: University of New Mexico, 1981. ill. 111.//

INSCRIPTION: verso (in ink) "The Mosk of Hassanin in the Rumeyleh. Cairo. Nov.1851"

NOTES: Waxed for printing. Retouched with black ink. Two slips at upper corners. Catalogued 3/92, MAP.

SUBJECTS:
architecture, mosque / Mosque of Hassanin
cityscape / Rumeyleh district