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B. W. Kilburn — Excavation Pompeii, Italy

B. W. Kilburn

Excavation Pompeii, Italy

1891

Archaeological tourism comes alive through Kilburn's stereoscopic documentation, bringing ancient Roman ruins into Victorian parlors with startling three-dimensional clarity.

Medium
Albumen silver print, stereo

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B. W. Kilburn, Excavation Pompeii, Italy, 1891

Archaeological tourism comes alive through Kilburn's stereoscopic documentation, bringing ancient Roman ruins into Victorian parlors with startling three-dimensional clarity.

Medium
Albumen silver print, stereo
Year
1891
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Photography, Albumen Print, Ruins, Documentary, American, Landscape, Historical, Architecture, Sepia Tones, Stereoview

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