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

American, European and Australasian landscapes and portraits.

1 photograph (album page 22) : photoprint ; sheet 22.8 x 28.5 cm

New York: ships in the dock on the North River. Photograph, ca. 1880.

Castle Garden, Ellis Island, New York: the emigrant landing depot and offices. Photograph, ca. 1880.

New York City: rooftops of buildings by the Hudson River. Photograph, ca. 1880.

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

The Tombs prison, Centre Street, New York City. Photograph by Francis Frith, ca. 1880.

Union Square, New York City: showing the George Washington statue (right). Photograph, ca. 1880.

Central Park, New York City: the Bethesda Fountain and boating lake. Photograph by Francis Frith, ca. 1880.

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

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

The Capitol building, Washington D.C. Photograph by Francis Frith, ca. 1880.

The Capitol building, Washington D.C.: Pennsylvania Avenue in the foreground. Photograph by Francis Frith, ca. 1880.

The White House, Washington D.C. Photograph by Francis Frith, ca. 1880.

The tomb of George Washington, Mount Vernon, Virginia. Photograph by Francis Frith, ca. 1880.

Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Photograph, ca. 1880.

Girard College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Founder's Hall. Photograph by Francis Frith, ca. 1880.

Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: a horse and carriage in the foreground. Photograph by Francis Frith, ca. 1880.

The Chestnut Street Bridge over the Schuylkill River, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Photograph by Francis Frith, ca. 1880.

Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: showing the Schuylkill River. Photograph, ca. 1880.

Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: park visitors next to a small lake with a fountain. Photograph by Francis Frith, ca. 1880.

A pipe aqueduct (the Wissahickon aqueduct?), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Photograph, ca. 1880.

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

Boston public gardens, Boston, Massachusetts: view of lake. Photograph by Francis Frith, ca. 1880.

Bunker Hill monument, Boston, Massachusetts. Photograph, ca. 1880.

Bunker Hill, Boston, Massachusetts: a war memorial, erected in 1872; the Bunker Hill monument is in the background. Photograph, ca. 1880.

Boston City Hall, Boston, Massachusetts. Photograph, ca. 1880.

Niagara Falls, Canada: the Horseshoe (or Canadian) Fall, in winter. Photograph by Francis Frith, ca. 1880.

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

Luna Island, New York: snow-covered trees. Photograph by Francis Frith, ca. 1880.

Yosemite Valley, California: the Vernal and Nevada Falls, seen from Glacier Point. Photograph, ca. 1880.

Mirror Lake, Yosemite Valley, California: snow-covered mountain and trees reflected in lake. Photograph, ca. 1880.

Yosemite Valley, California: the Nevada Fall. Photograph, ca. 1880.

Yosemite Valley, California: Mount Starr King. Photograph, ca. 1880.

The Swiss Alps, Switzerland: Liskamm and Breithorn mountains, taken from mount Gornergrat. Photograph by Francis Frith, ca. 1880.

Lucerne, Switzerland: the Rigi railway (Rigibahn) crossing a mountain pass. Photograph, ca. 1880.

Col de Balme, the Chamonix valley, Switzerland. Photograph by Francis Frith, ca. 1880.

Limasol, Cyprus: panoramic view: section one. Photograph, ca. 1880.

Limasol, Cyprus: panoramic view: section two. Photograph, ca. 1880.

Famagusta, Cyprus: ruins of the ducal palace. Photograph, ca. 1880.

Kyrenia, Cyprus: buildings and boats in the harbour. Photograph, ca. 1880.

Scala Mole, near Larnaca, Cyprus: the harbour. Photograph, ca. 1880.

Levuka, Fiji: panoramic view: section one. Photograph, ca. 1880.

Levuka, Fiji: panoramic view: section two. Photograph, ca. 1880.

Levuka, Fiji: panoramic view: section three. Photograph, ca. 1880.

Levuka, Fiji: a wooden building housing the Custom House, Harbour Office and Department of Law. Photograph, ca. 1880.

Levuka, Fiji: the Government House, a long building with a thatched roof. Photograph, ca. 1880.

Galoa Bay, Kadavu Island, Fiji: islanders by a boat on the shore. Photograph, ca. 1880.

Enele Maʻafu, a Tongan prince, seated with four attendants. Photograph, ca. 1880.

Fiji (?): village chiefs wearing white robes with slaughtered animals outside a large grass-roofed hut. Photograph, ca. 1880.

Polynesia: Polynesian women with bare breasts, seated: group portrait. Photograph attributed to André-Alexandre Jollet.

Polynesia: Polynesian men with hunting and labour tools: group portrait. Photograph attributed to André-Alexandre Jollet.

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

Niagara Falls, New York: the American Fall from Luna Island, showing ice formations. Photograph by Francis Frith, ca. 1880.

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Niagara Falls, New York: the American Fall from Luna Island, showing ice formations. Photograph by Francis Frith, ca. 1880.

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