Caption

Caravan with camels or dromedaries on a pontoon bridge, Pont des caravannes de la ..., photograph, number: 'No ...', photographer: Zangaki, C. & G., 1870 - 1910, pasteboard, paper, albumen print, albumendruk, height 348 mm x width 454 mm, hoofed animals: camel, pontoon bridge, A sepia-toned riverside scene shows a long wooden pontoon bridge extending across calm water, with numerous camels and people walking along it; small flatboats are moored alongside the bridge, and cargo is visible on some camels. On the far bank a two-story wooden building with a wraparound balcony and a fenced yard stands atop a low rise, with a smaller structure and vegetation nearby. In the background a sandy landscape stretches with scattered figures and a group of camels standing on the plain. The sky appears clear and pale above the horizon.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B10_328

License type

Rights managed

Available size

51.9Mb (8.2Mb) / 16.2in x 12.5in / 4855 x 3735 (300dpi)

Keywords

Caravan camels dromedaries pontoon bridge Pont des caravannes de la photograph number No photographer Zangaki C & G 1870 - 1910 pasteboard paper albumen print albumendruk height 348 mm x width 454 mm hoofed animals camel sepia-toned riverside scene long wooden pontoon bridge extending across calm water numerous camels people walking small flatboats moored alongside cargo visible far bank two-story wooden building wraparound balcony fenced yard stands atop low rise smaller structure vegetation nearby background sandy landscape stretches scattered figures group camels standing plain sky clear pale horizon