Smith, John Shaw
Irish (1811-1873)

DESCRIPTIVE TITLE: Thebes, Nile
SERIES TITLE: Group of negatives organized by the photographer, entitled "The Nile"

ca. 1851-52
calotype negative
17.4 X 22.7 cm. (irreg.)
Gift of Alden Scott Boyer
GEH NEG: 28067
81:1683:0217

OLD GEH NUMBER: 13574-217

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. 142.//

INSCRIPTION: verso (in ink) "Nile Boat"

NOTES: See calotype negative 81:1683:218 (variant). Two slips at top corners. Waxed for printing. Retouched with black ink on the sky. 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.

SUBJECT: transportation, sailboat