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

Identifiers

Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b3670d10-c5bf-012f-7110-58d385a7bc34

Rights

The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1939

Cite this item

MLA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Pharos of Alexandria, Egypt. 7th of the "Seven wonders of the world"" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1939. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b3670d10-c5bf-012f-7110-58d385a7bc34

APA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1939). Pharos of Alexandria, Egypt. 7th of the "Seven wonders of the world" Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b3670d10-c5bf-012f-7110-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Pharos of Alexandria, Egypt. 7th of the "Seven wonders of the world"" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 13, 2026. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b3670d10-c5bf-012f-7110-58d385a7bc34

Wikipedia citation

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