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Great Sphinx of Gizeh, the Largest Royal Potrait ever Hewn, Egypt.

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division

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Title
Great Sphinx of Gizeh, the Largest Royal Potrait ever Hewn, Egypt.
Additional title: 9781. Great Sphinx of Gizeh, Egypt.
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Keystone View Company (Publisher)
Collection

Stereograph collection

Africa, Caribbean and South America

Africa

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1900 (Approximate)
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Topics
Camels
Great Sphinx (Egypt)
Pyramids of Giza (Egypt)
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Ownership: SCP 00.06.01
Physical Description
Stereographs
Extent: Photographic prints; 3 x 6 in. or larger on 3.5 x 7 in. mount
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 6bdb7bc0-c5eb-012f-a788-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1900: Issued
  • 2013: Digitized
  • 2021: Found by you!
  • 2022

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Great Sphinx of Gizeh, the Largest Royal Potrait ever Hewn, Egypt." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1900. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5e66b3e8-f484-d471-e040-e00a180654d7

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Great Sphinx of Gizeh, the Largest Royal Potrait ever Hewn, Egypt." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 10, 2021. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5e66b3e8-f484-d471-e040-e00a180654d7

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1900). Great Sphinx of Gizeh, the Largest Royal Potrait ever Hewn, Egypt. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5e66b3e8-f484-d471-e040-e00a180654d7

Wikipedia Citation

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Great Sphinx of Gizeh, the Largest Royal Potrait ever Hewn, Egypt.