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Great Sphinx of Gizeh, the Largest Royal Potrait ever Hewn, Egypt

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division

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Title
Great Sphinx of Gizeh, the Largest Royal Potrait ever Hewn, Egypt
Additional title: 9781. Great Sphinx of Gizeh, Egypt
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Keystone View Company (Publisher)
Collection

Stereograph collection

Africa, Caribbean and South America

Africa

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1900 (Approximate)
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Topics
Camels
Great Sphinx (Egypt)
Pyramids of Giza (Egypt)
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Ownership: SCP 00.06.01
Physical Description
Stereographs
Extent: Photographic prints; 3 x 6 in. or larger on 3.5 x 7 in. mount
Type of Resource
Still image
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 6bdb7bc0-c5eb-012f-a788-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1900: Issued
  • 2023: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Great Sphinx of Gizeh, the Largest Royal Potrait ever Hewn, Egypt" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1900. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5e66b3e8-f484-d471-e040-e00a180654d7

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Great Sphinx of Gizeh, the Largest Royal Potrait ever Hewn, Egypt" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 3, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5e66b3e8-f484-d471-e040-e00a180654d7

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1900). Great Sphinx of Gizeh, the Largest Royal Potrait ever Hewn, Egypt Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5e66b3e8-f484-d471-e040-e00a180654d7

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5e66b3e8-f484-d471-e040-e00a180654d7 | title= (still image) Great Sphinx of Gizeh, the Largest Royal Potrait ever Hewn, Egypt, (1900) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=December 3, 2024 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Great Sphinx of Gizeh, the Largest Royal Potrait ever Hewn, Egypt