Identity area
Reference code
Carter MSS i.J.319-324
Title
Thebes. Valley of the Kings. Carnarvon-Carter excavations. Valley between the tombs of Ramesses II (KV 7) and Ramesses VI (KV 9) (Carter Site A): 2nd season (dated Dec. 1917), photographs
Date(s)
- December 1917 (Creation)
Level of description
Part
Extent and medium
18 photographs
Context area
Name of creator
(1874-1939)
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
This material was sent to the Griffith Institute by Mr Walter Hauser from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, in 1955.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Howard Carter's annotated photographs, 2nd season, all dated to December 1917, show the progression of excavations, Carnarvon-Carter excavations, Valley of the Kings, Thebes.
Part of Carter's records for the 2nd season, 1 Dec. 1917 to 2 Feb. 1918: Valley between the tombs of Ramesses II (KV 7) and Ramesses VI (KV 9) ("Site A").
Includes duplicates of some photographs.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
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Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Property of the Griffith Institute. No restrictions.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright Griffith Institute, University of Oxford.
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Script of material
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Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Archived scans in Griffith Institute.
Related units of description
Publication note
- The Search for Tutankhamun, gallery of photographs - http://www.griffith.ox.ac.uk/gri/cc/page/photo/indexp.html
Notes area
Note
- Most of the photographs are affixed to cards.