Helen Cheney in Giza, Egypt
SubjectPortrait of
Helen Campbell
1879 - 1962
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Dateabout 1959
MediumPhotography: black and white photograph on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 6 13/16 × 9 1/8in. (17.3 × 23.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 7 1/8 × 9 1/2in. (18.1 × 24.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 7 1/8 × 9 1/2in. (18.1 × 24.1cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Thomas L. Cheney
DescriptionView of several people posed in front of the Great Sphinx and the pyramid of Khufu in Giza, Egypt. There is a man, probably a guide, holding the lead of a camel, and a woman seated on top of the camel. To the right is an older woman, Helen Campbell Cheney (1879-1962), seated on a donkey. There is another man, probably a guide, standing to the right of her. The number "16" is printed on a small sign resting on the sand in front of them. There are other people in the background on the left.
Object number1991.28.68
InscribedHandwritten in pencil on verso: "Helen Campbell (Cheney) on donkey"NotesDate note: Cataloging worksheet in object file gives date as circa 1959.On View
Not on view
