Griffith Institute Archive

[539] Nile valley and pyramids from the quarries of Turra

Petrie MSS 5.7.17d [lower right]
Item
1881-1882

Parte de William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Nilotic landscape, with the pyramid of Giza in the background, from the Tura quarries.
-TopBib iv.174 (Turra) and TopBib iii2.11 (pyramids of Giza).
-Caption:
'Nile valley and pyramids
from the quarries of Turra'.

Also labels 'Dahshur.' and 'Sakkara'.

[94] Sunset.

Petrie MSS 5.7.17c [upper right]
Item
1881-1882

Parte de William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Sunset on the Nile and the river bank.
-Caption:
'Sunset.'.

[538] Valley at Turra

Petrie MSS 5.7.17b [lower left]
Item
1881-1882

Parte de William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Tura quarries, with the Nile and the valley in the background.
-TopBib iv.174.
-Caption:
'Valley at Turra'.
-Also label for 'Quarries'.

[86] Sunrise

Petrie MSS 5.7.17a [upper left]
Item
1881-1882

Parte de William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Sunrise on the Nile, with the valley on the background.
-Caption:
'Sunrise.'.

[502] The Bahr Yusuf, from Kait Bey's Mosque.

Petrie MSS 5.7.16d [lower right]
Item
1881-1882

Parte de William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-View of Medinet el-Faiyum on the Bahr Yussef, from Qaitbay mosque.
-Caption:
'The Bahr Yusuf, from Kait Bey's Mosque.'.

[302] "Is it all right?" - the anxious drogman.

Petrie MSS 5.7.16c [upper right]
Item
1881-1882

Parte de William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-People embarking on a boat under the oversight of a 'supervisor'.
-Caption reads:
''"Is it all right?" - the anxious drogman.'.
With arrow pointing at him.

[499] On the Bahr Yusuf - Medinet el Fayum.

Petrie MSS 5.7.16b [lower left]
Item
1881-1882

Parte de William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-View of Medinet el-Faiyum, on the Bahr Yussef.
-Caption:
'On the Bahr Yusuf - Medinet el Fayum.'.

[301] The ferry boat at Thebes - getting the donkeys in.

Petrie MSS 5.7.16a [upper left]
Item
1881-1882

Parte de William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-People and donkeys embarking on the ferry boat at Luxor.
-Caption:
'The ferry boat at Thebes - getting the donkeys in.'.

[543] Waiting for the ferry - a gale rising.

Petrie MSS 5.7.15d [lower right]
Item
1881-1882

Parte de William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-View of the Nile under windy conditions, with the river bank on the background.
-Caption:
'Waiting for the ferry - a gale rising.'.

[162] Clearing.

Petrie MSS 5.7.15c [upper right]
Item
1881-1882

Parte de William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-The Nile with a glimpse at the valley (photograph taken from a boat).
-Caption:
'Clearing.'.

[174] Water-jars lying ready for shipping. Balass.

Petrie MSS 5.7.15b [lower left]
Item
1881-1882

Parte de William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-River bank filled of water-jars ('balas') to be shipped, probably near Deir el-Ballas.
-Caption:
'Water-jars lying ready for shipping. Balass.'.

[202] Sunset over the pylons of Karnak.

Petrie MSS 5.7.15a [upper left]
Item
1881-1882

Parte de William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Temple of Karnak at sunset.
-TopBib ii2.21.
-Caption:
'Sunset over the pylons of Karnak.'.

[159] On the stocks, a Nile dockyard.

Petrie MSS 5.7.14d [lower right]
Item
1881-1882

Parte de William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-A Nile dockyard with a boat under construction.
-Caption:
'On the stocks, a Nile dockyard.'.

[74] Nile boats at anchor.

Petrie MSS 5.7.14c [upper right]
Item
1881-1882

Parte de William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Anchored feluccas on the river bank, with disembarked travellers (on the left side).
-Caption:
'Nile boats at anchor.'.

[73] A passing sail.

Petrie MSS 5.7.14b [lower left]
Item
1881-1882

Parte de William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-A passing felucca (photograph taken from a boat).
-Caption:
'A passing sail.'.

[75] A fodder boat.

Petrie MSS 5.7.14a [upper left]
Item
1881-1882

Parte de William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-A fodder boat or a forage barge.
-Caption:
'A fodder boat.'.

[169] A Nile sunset - gone.

Petrie MSS 5.7.13d [lower right]
Item
1881-1882

Parte de William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-The Nile at late sunset, with a glimpse at the valley almost in the dark.
-Caption:
'A Nile sunset - gone.'.

[168] A Nile sunset - later.

Petrie MSS 5.7.13c [upper right]
Item
1881-1882

Parte de William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-The Nile at sunset, with a glimpse at the valley.
-Caption:
'A Nile sunset - later.'.

[167] A Nile sunset.

Petrie MSS 5.7.13b [lower left]
Item
1881-1882

Parte de William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-The Nile at sunset, with a glimpse at the valley.
-Caption:
'A Nile sunset.'.

[85] Boats coming down stream, early morning.

Petrie MSS 5.7.13a [upper left]
Item
1881-1882

Parte de William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Feluccas on the Nile in the morning.
-Caption reads:
'Boats coming down stream,
early morning.'.
Same caption is repeated on original album under photograph.

[69] A look out a stern.

Petrie MSS 5.7.12d [lower right]
Item
1881-1882

Parte de William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-View of the Nile taken from a boat, with a forage barge in the background.
-Caption reads:
'A look out a stern.
forage boat in the distance.'.

[68] Mosque and boats at Zawyeh.

Petrie MSS 5.7.12c [upper right]
Item
1881-1882

Parte de William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-View of Zawiya, with a mosque at the background and boats on the foreground.
-Caption reads:
'Mosque and boats at Zawyeh.'
-Also label for 'a watcher.'.