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Sphinx and pyramids, Memphis, Egypt: 1st of the "Seven Wonders of the World"

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection

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Wonders: Images of the Ancient World

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Title
Sphinx and pyramids, Memphis, Egypt: 1st of the "Seven Wonders of the World"
Additional title: Shell: World experience in every gallon
Names
Léonardo, Jac de C, (Artist)
Groome, Walling (Author)
Shell Oil Company (Sponsor)
Collection

Wonders: Images of the Ancient World

Seven wonders of the world

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1939 (Inferred)
Place: Toronto, Ont.
Publisher: Shell Oil Company of Canada, Ltd.
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC-WON SEV
Topics
Seven Wonders of the World
Great Sphinx (Egypt)
Pyramids of Giza (Egypt)
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Notes
Content: Printed on verso: "By way of acknowledgement, the Shell Oil Company of Canada, Limited, wishes to thank the following institutions for making their facilities available for the research work necessary to complete these stories: The Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto; The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago; The Public Library of New York City; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City; Egyptian Museum of Cairo."
Statement of responsibility: "Courtesy of Shell Oil Company of Canada, Limited, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Advertising Department, Educational Division"--printed under image.
Physical Description
Halftone photomechanical prints
Extent: 21 x 28.5 cm
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b0f9feb0-c5bf-012f-0edb-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1939: Issued
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2023: Found by you!
  • 2024

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Sphinx and pyramids, Memphis, Egypt" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1939. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-4d2d-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Sphinx and pyramids, Memphis, Egypt" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 23, 2023. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-4d2d-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1939). Sphinx and pyramids, Memphis, Egypt Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-4d2d-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Sphinx and pyramids, Memphis, Egypt