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Leicester's Hospital, Warwick. Photograph by F. Frith.

The Statues of the Plain, Thebes, Egypt: a man is standing in the lap of one statue; other men and donkeys at the base. Photograph by Francis Frith, ca. 1858.

Washington D.C: Pennsylvania Avenue and 4 street (?). Photograph by Francis Frith, ca. 1880.

The Hypaethral Temple (called the "Pharoah's bed"), Philae, Egypt; stereoscopic views. Photograph by Francis Frith, 1856/1859.

Mount Horeb, Sinai. Photograph by Francis Frith, 1858.

Washington D.C.: elevated view of the city. Photograph by Francis Frith, ca. 1880.

The Pyramids of Sakkarah, Egypt: view from the north east. Photograph by Francis Frith, 1858.

The Hypaethral Temple, Philae, Egypt; a narrow boat in the foreground. Photograph by Francis Frith, ca. 1857.

A city hall in North America Photograph by Francis Frith, ca. 1880.

Boston city centre, Boston, Massachusetts: elevated view. Photograph by Francis Frith, ca. 1880.

<p>Hospital founded on site of 14th century guild house by Robert Dudley Earl of Leicester, 1571, for six aged people; still used as a hospital until the 1950s, later preserved as a historic house</p>
<p>View from the street</p>

Frith's series

1 photograph : photoprint, albumen ; sheet 11.5 x 19.2 cm.

1 photograph : photoprint, albumen ; sheet 38.1 x 48.5 cm

The Great Pyramid and the Great Sphinx. Photograph by Francis Frith, 1858.

87 photographs : photoprints, albumen + album (47 leaves 30.4 x 24.7 cm)

United States of America: landscapes, architecture and portraits. Photographs (some by Francis Frith), ca. 1880.

American, European and Australasian landscapes and portraits. Photographs, ca. 1880.

American, European and Australasian landscapes and portraits.

1 photograph (album page 21) : photoprint

Niagara Falls: the American Fall, in winter. Photograph by Francis Frith, ca. 1880.

1 photograph : photoprint, albumen ; sheet 39.1 x 49.2 cm

The Sultan Hasan Mosque, Cairo, Egypt: view from the citadel. Photograph by Francis Frith, ca. 1858.

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Frith, Francis

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Leicester's Hospital, Warwick. Photograph by F. Frith.

The Great Pyramid and the Great Sphinx. Photograph by Francis Frith, 1858.

United States of America: landscapes, architecture and portraits. Photographs (some by Francis Frith), ca. 1880.

Niagara Falls: the American Fall, in winter. Photograph by Francis Frith, ca. 1880.

The Sultan Hasan Mosque, Cairo, Egypt: view from the citadel. Photograph by Francis Frith, ca. 1858.

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Frith, Francis

Images

Catalogue

Leicester's Hospital, Warwick. Photograph by F. Frith.

The Great Pyramid and the Great Sphinx. Photograph by Francis Frith, 1858.

United States of America: landscapes, architecture and portraits. Photographs (some by Francis Frith), ca. 1880.

Niagara Falls: the American Fall, in winter. Photograph by Francis Frith, ca. 1880.

The Sultan Hasan Mosque, Cairo, Egypt: view from the citadel. Photograph by Francis Frith, ca. 1858.

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