Object Details
- Local Numbers
- FSA A.04 2.6.174G.Palmyra
- Creator
- Bonfils, Félix, 1831-1885
- Collector
- Smith, Myron Bement, 1897-1970
- Names
- Islamic Archives
- Smith, Myron Bement, 1897-1970
- Collection Creator
- Smith, Myron Bement, 1897-1970
- Place
- Asia
- Palmyra (Syria)
- Syria
- Topic
- Ancient Near Eastern Art
- Antiquities
- Architecture
- Clothing and dress
- Bedouins
- Landscapes
- Portrait photography
- Creator
- Bonfils, Félix, 1831-1885
- Collector
- Smith, Myron Bement, 1897-1970
- See more items in
- Myron Bement Smith Collection
- Myron Bement Smith Collection / Series 2: The Islamic Archives / 2.6: Country Photograph File / 2.6.34: Oriental Institute Photographs / Oriental Institute, University of Chicago Photographs, 174 G, Syria, Palmyra part 1
- Biographical / Historical
- Félix Bonfils (1831 - 1885) was a French photographer and writer who was active in the Middle East. His family business "Maison Bonfils," dominated Middle East commercial photography in the late 19th century.
- Extent
- 29 Albumen prints (various dimensions)
- Date
- circa 1867-76
- Archival Repository
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
- Identifier
- FSA.A.04, File FSA A.04 2.6.174G.Palmyra
- Type
- Archival materials
- Albumen prints
- Photographic prints
- Collection Citation
- The Myron Bement Smith Collection, FSA A.04. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Gift of Katherine Dennis Smith.
- Arrangement
- - 29 albumen prints mounted on board.
- Collection Rights
- Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
- Genre/Form
- Photographic prints
- Albumen prints
- Scope and Contents
- 29 albumen prints depicting the architectural ruins at the ancient city of Palmyra, Syria. Also includes portraits of the Bedouins who inhabited the site, and a group of funerary portrait busts.
- Collection Restrictions
- Collection is open for research.
- Record ID
- ebl-1585218933221-1585218933754-3
