Caption

Two unknown men at a water pump, Elévation de l'eau au moyen du Chadou, photograph, number: '646', photographer: Félix Bonfils, Middle East, 1867 - 1885, Félix Bonfils, photographer, paper, albumen print, height 282 mm x width 222 mm, utilitarian, public pump or water fountain, A sepia-toned scene shows a man standing on a rough stone structure holding a long vertical pole that extends down into a bucket at the base, another man sits on the stonework nearby wrapped in layered garments and a cloak, palm trees and dense foliage fill the background behind them, the foreground includes uneven dirt ground and scattered stones, and a faint body of water is visible at the bottom where the bucket rests.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A81_020

License type

Rights managed

Available size

52.8Mb (8.7Mb) / 12.7in x 16.2in / 3798 x 4859 (300dpi)

Keywords

Two unknown men water pump Elévation de l'eau au moyen du Chadou photograph number 646 photographer Félix Bonfils Middle East 1867 - 1885 paper albumen print height 282 mm x width 222 mm utilitarian public pump water fountain sepia-toned scene man standing rough stone structure holding long vertical pole extends down bucket base another man sits stonework nearby wrapped layered garments cloak palm trees dense foliage fill background them foreground includes uneven dirt ground scattered stones faint body water visible bottom bucket rests