M0001947EA: Reproduction of a photograph captioned "Entrance to the great temple of Horus, the sun-god at Edfu" / M0001947EB: Reproduction of a photograph of three African girls in traditional costume
- Date:
- June 1931
- Reference:
- WT/D/1/20/1/18/29
- Part of:
- Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Collection contents
About this work
Also known as
Previous title, replaced May 2020: Entrance to the Great Temple of Horus, the sun God
Previous title, replaced May 2020: Native girls in costume (initiation)
Description
Two images on one negative: a photograph captioned "Entrance to the great temple of Horus, the sun-god at Edfu" [in Egypt] (right) and a photograph of three African girls in traditional costume, possibly as part of an initiation ceremony (left). They are reproduced from Haggard, Howard W.: Devils, drugs, and doctors : the story of the science of healing from medicine-man to doctor New York : Blue Ribbon Books, [1929].
Publication/Creation
June 1931
Physical description
2 photographs on 1 plate glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm
Related material
Wellcome Collection holds an edition of the publication depicted in the glass plate negative
Notes
Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2020.
Terms of use
Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request