Bidspirit auction | Historic Collection of Fourteen Original

Historic Collection of Fourteen Original Slides of Egyptian Archaeological Sites - Circa 1897 A.D.. Fourteen glass photographic slides recording an expedition to the Thebes; in a rectangular wooden box with hinged lid and inner numbered racking, marked 'D.W.Collings'. 929 grams total, 19.5 x 11 x 9.5 cm (7 5/8 x 4 3/8 x 3 3/4 in.). From the private collection of Dudley Collings, from his travels in Egypt in the late 19th century. Includes views of Thebes and the royal and nobles' tombs, the temple of Horus at Edfu, river transport, view of the rear of the sphinx, the Great Pyramid, and other images with handwritten annotations. [14, No Reserve]