Smith, John Shaw
Irish (1811-1873)

DESCRIPTIVE TITLE: Village of Minish and boats on the Nile
SERIES TITLE: Group of negatives organized by the photographer, entitled "The Nile"

February 8, 1852
calotype negative
16.3 X 22.3 cm. (irreg.)
Gift of Alden Scott Boyer
GEH NEG: 28063
81:1683:0212

OLD GEH NUMBER: 13574-212

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. 117.//

INSCRIPTION: verso (in ink) "Minish. Febry 8 1852"

NOTES: Retouched with black ink. Waxed for printing. Two slips at top corners. Bibliographic reference listed indicates a positive reproduction of negative. According to Nancy Barrett this image is reproduced in Smith's album entitled "Egypt" which is held in the collection of the Photographic Society of Ireland in Dublin. Catalogued 5/92, MAP.

SUBJECTS:
architecture, mosque
transportation, boat
landscape, river / Nile