[Egyptian Obelisk, "Cleopatra's Needle," in Alexandria, Egypt]
Object type: Photograph
Department: Photographs
Artist: Francis Frith
Artist bio: British, Chesterfield, Derbyshire 1822–1898 Cannes, France
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: British
Date: ca. 1870
Medium: Albumen silver print from glass negative
Dimensions: Image: 15.5 x 20.8 cm (6 1/8 x 8 3/16 in.)
Classification: Photographs
Credit line: Funds from various donors, 2004
Accession year: 2004
Tags: Obelisks|Men