Lantern Slide Early Photograph of the Upper Bethoron Israel 1870s Felix Bonfils


Lantern Slide Early Photograph of the Upper Bethoron Israel 1870s Felix Bonfils

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Lantern Slide Early Photograph of the Upper Bethoron Israel 1870s Felix Bonfils:
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Photographer: Felix Bonfils

Title: No. 1237. Beth Horen

Date: 1870s

Medium: Lantern Slide

Size of Image: 2 3/8 x 4 inches

Size of Mount: na

Condition: Rich contrasty tonal image, shows a cloudy blemish near center, dusty spots between glass, original tapes good, hairline crack at one corner just visible, penned paper label.

Other: Early Bonfils view of the biblical walled city at Beth Horon or Bethoron, Israel. This is the Upper Beth Horon village on the route between Jaffa and Jerusalem. Albumen prins by Bonfils carry the title, “Bethoron supérieur (Beit-our-el-foka).”

Felix Bonfils (1831-1885) was a French photographer active in the Middle East from the 1860s until his death in 1885. He created a remarkable record of the Middle East second to none. His son, Adrien took over the business upon his father’s death carrying on until around 1900. Additionally, Lydie Bonfils, Felix’s wife continued producing images after that even issuing her own catalog and remaining in the Middle East until forced to evacuate at the beginning of the First World War.

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Lantern Slide Early Photograph of the Upper Bethoron Israel 1870s Felix Bonfils:
$39.99

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