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Giza (Gîza). Pyramid of Khafra (Khafre; Khephren).

Giza (Gîza). Pyramid of Khafra (Khafre; Khephren).
Main caption reads: Second Pyramid from top of first.

Also label for 'Small and Third Pyramids.'.

Giza (Gîza). Pyramid of Khafra (Khafre; Khephren).
Caption reads:
'Second Pyramid from top of third.'

Also arrow pointing to 'wall of rock excavation'.

Giza (Gîza). Pyramid of Khafra (Khafre; Khephren).
Caption reads:
'Second Pyramid from N W
Boy throwing down basket of sand from excavations'

Giza (Gîza). Pyramid of Khafra (Khafre; Khephren).
Caption reads:
'Second Pyramid from N.E.
shewing sunshine reflected from smooth casing.'

Giza (Gîza). Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops).
Caption reads:
'Trench at N.E. corner of Great Pyramid = (No 47)
really continuous, but not cleared in middle, to preserve a road
Sunshine on side shewing working & flatness.'

Giza (Gîza). Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops).
Caption reads:
'Method of dressing down rock surface.
left unfinished. N.E. of Great Pyramid.'

There are also the following labels: 'small pyramids', '100 inch rods crossing.' and 'Great Pyramid.'.

Giza (Gîza). Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops).
Caption reads:
'Trench at N.E. corner of Gt Pyramid.
viewed from high up on the pyramid.'

The following are also labelled: 'shadow of pyramid', 'Trench', 'corner of Pyramid', and 'Arabs'.

Giza (Gîza). Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops).
Caption reads:
'Small rock trench W. of trial passages.'

Also label for 'Kiosk.'.

Giza (Gîza). Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops).
Caption reads:
'South end of trial passages,
analogous to Grand Gallery and ramps.
To shew straightness of side by sun.'

Giza (Gîza). Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops).
Caption reads:
'Outer end of E.N.E. "azimuth trench".
To shew straightness of South side. Gizeh.'

Also label for 'Mokattam hills in distance.'.

Giza (Gîza). Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops).

Giza (Gîza). Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops).
Caption reads:
'Outer end of E.N.E. "azimuth trench".
To shew straightness of North side. Gizeh.'

The rod is also labelled 'rod divided in 10 inches'.

Giza (Gîza). Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops).
Caption reads:
'Retaining wall of rough stones and mud.
In lower part of Great Pyramid rubbish heap (No 559)'

Giza (Gîza). Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops).

Giza (Gîza).
Caption reads:
'Heaps of masons chips on North side of pyramid cliff.
Stratified at the angle of rest as they were thrown over.
From these strata I recovered potsherds of 4th dyn.'

Giza (Gîza). Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops).

Giza (Gîza). Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops).

Giza (Gîza). Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops).

Giza (Gîza). Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops).
Caption reads:
'End view of casing of Gt Pyramid.
Howard Vyse painted on it the date of his 'excavating it;
this date has been broken away, leaving "EXCAVATED"'

Giza (Gîza). Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops).
Caption reads:
'Courses of great Pyramid, below entrance.'

Also labels for 'mouth of Al Mamoon's hole' and 'casing stones'.

Giza (Gîza). Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops).
Caption reads:
'Looking down Southern air-channel of Gt Pyramid
at just after noon on 2nd Nov.'

Giza (Gîza). Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops).
Caption reads:
'Edge of rock cutting for bed of pavement
of Great Pyramid.
at N.N.W. side.'

Giza (Gîza). Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops).
Caption reads:
'Looking down Southern air channel of Gt Pyramid
at just before noon on 2nd Nov, when sun
shines down it. The farthest visible point is at 55 feet'

Giza (Gîza). Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops).
Caption reads:
'North West corner socket of the Great Pyramid.
The block of stone fallen down on the socket, often called
a "corner stone", had no connection with it originally.'

Giza (Gîza). Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops).
Caption reads:
'The top of the Great Pyramid.
from the wady. North West of the pyramids.'

Giza (Gîza). Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops).

Giza (Gîza). Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops).
Caption reads:
'On the side of the Great Pyramid.
shewing how the steps are encumbered'

Giza (Gîza). Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops).

Giza (Gîza). Pyramid Field. View of pyramids.
Caption reads:
'The three larger pyramids from the South West, and small pyramids of third.
with enclosure behind third pyramid in foreground.'