Family group with camels
Photograph
ca. 1914 (photographed)
ca. 1914 (photographed)
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Autochrome depicting a family group on a street. A small child dressed in red is sat on the shoulders of one of the group, there is a camel on the left of the frame and a donkey in the centre of the frame. Two glass plates sandwiched together and taped around the edges.
Object details
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| Title | Family group with camels (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | autochrome |
| Brief description | Photograph by Helen Messinger Murdoch, 'Family group with camels', Girgeh, Egypt, autochrome, ca. 1914 |
| Physical description | Autochrome depicting a family group on a street. A small child dressed in red is sat on the shoulders of one of the group, there is a camel on the left of the frame and a donkey in the centre of the frame. Two glass plates sandwiched together and taped around the edges. |
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| Credit line | The Royal Photographic Society Collection at the V&A, acquired with the generous assistance of the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Art Fund. |
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| Accession number | RPS.2467-2018 |
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| Record created | June 7, 2018 |
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