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This 2 volumes publication was the result of the second trip made by Frith between 1857 and 1858. On this new expedition Frith photographed the city of Cairo and the important biblical and historical sites of Palestine and Syria. He took pictures of the archeological sites in Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Damascus and Hebron, and Baalbek. This set of photograph was then exhibited and projected by Frith, who was also asked to give public lectures about his travel. Also in the album, in fact, photographic views are combined with Friths account of his tour of the Near East., photographed and described by Francis Frith., Gell family is a prominent historical figure in Derbyshire and can be traced back as far as the reign of Elizabeth I. Edith Lyttelton Gell, like her brother Philip Lyttelton Gell President of the British South Africa Company, was very member of the society and of the family. She wrote a number of pamphlets encouraging womens work to support the efforts of the British troops during World War I. In 1891 she also edited the book "The Cloud of Witness. A Daily Sequence of Great Thoughts from Many Minds following the Christian Seasons", a selection of inspiring quotes, scripture verses, and poetry by classical authors like William Wordsworth, Lord Tennyson, William Shakespeare and others., Main Heritage Display General, HC.FB.25689, Book, Item-ID: i15636975, BIB-ID: 1010132, Douglas R. Nickel Francis Frith in Egypt and Palestine: A Victorian Photographer Abroad Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2003. |
