[Egyptian views brought home by John Muir] [graphic], [1904?]

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Summary

Creators:
Muir, John, 1838-1914.
Extent:
1 album (103 photographic prints) : albumen ; 29 x 38 cm (album)
Language:
Finding aid is written in English. and Materials are in English.

Background

Acquisition information:
Gift of Isabel Gaines of Chatsworth, California, August 1983.
Physical location:
Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library Special Collections for paging information.
Physical facet:

Title from inscription on card laid in, possibly in the hand of a former owner or dealer.

Photographs (21 x 28 cm) are mounted one to a page on leaves of black paper; Sébah's photos are carefully signed; Beato's signature appears on some of his photos, and in some cases, that signature is printed in reverse; identifying captions in pencil visible on versos of some photographs; most have brief captions pencilled below on page.

Bound in plain brown cloth boards; manufacturer's label on front pastedown of the Heinn Specialty Co. of Milwaukee, Wis., with stock number [?] "410" stamped in red.

Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

Access and use

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
Contact:
(310) 825-4988
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