Cemetery with column in Egypt, Colonne pompée et cimetière, photograph, Part of Travel album with 80 photos of Egypt., negative number: '22', photographer: Maison Bonfils, Egypt, c. 1870 - c. 1898, North Africa, pasteboard, paper, albumen print, height 223 mm x width 281 mm, churchyard, cemetery, A sepia-toned scene of a graveyard with rows of stone tombs and raised rectangular grave markers spread across uneven ground, scattered bare trees with twisted branches, a tall solitary column rising in the distant background from a stone base, low stone walls and buildings along the far edge of the burial area, a group of people in simple garments gathered among the graves with some seated on stone ledges and one standing, stone pathways running between the tombs, a few plants and agave-like leaves near some graves, and a wooden gate or fence segment visible near a stone wall on the left.
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Cemetery with column in Egypt, Colonne pompée et cimetière, photograph, Part of Travel album with 80 photos of Egypt., negative number: '22', photographer: Maison Bonfils, Egypt, c. 1870 - c. 1898, North Africa, pasteboard, paper, albumen print, height 223 mm x width 281 mm, churchyard, cemetery, A sepia-toned scene of a graveyard with rows of stone tombs and raised rectangular grave markers spread across uneven ground, scattered bare trees with twisted branches, a tall solitary column rising in the distant background from a stone base, low stone walls and buildings along the far edge of the burial area, a group of people in simple garments gathered among the graves with some seated on stone ledges and one standing, stone pathways running between the tombs, a few plants and agave-like leaves near some graves, and a wooden gate or fence segment visible near a stone wall on the left.

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Cemetery column Egypt Colonne pompée et cimetière photograph Part Travel album 80 photos negative number 22 photographer Maison Bonfils c 1870 - c 1898 North Africa pasteboard paper albumen print height 223 mm x width 281 mm churchyard cemetery sepia-toned scene graveyard rows stone tombs raised rectangular grave markers spread across uneven ground scattered bare trees twisted branches tall solitary column rising distant background stone base low stone walls buildings far edge burial area group people simple garments gathered graves seated stone ledges standing stone pathways running tombs plants agave- leaves near wooden gate fence segment visible near stone wall left

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