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BPLDC no.: 08_04_000016 Page Title: The Pests of the Pyramids Collection: Tupper Scrapbooks Collection Album: Volume 26: Lower Egypt. Pyramids. Call no. 4098B.104 v26 (p. 15) Creator: Tupper, William Vaughn Description: Scrapbook page with one photograph showing a group of children gathered in the middle of the road leading to the Egyptian Pyramids, annotated with additional information about the Pyramids. Subjects: Egypt travel photography pyramids (tombs) group portraits children (people by age group) Pyramids--Egypt--Al-Qāhirah Page size: 33 x 38.1 cm Annotations: Traditions exist that these Pyramids were covered by inscriptions and while no traces remain it is quite in – accord with the habits of the Egyptians. Inasmuch as temples, obelisks, and mastabas are covered with inscriptions it is quite natural to infer that the same course should have been pursued with the Pyramids. The Copts have a legend that one inscription read “I have built the Pyramid in sixty years let him who come after me try to destroy it in six hundred. I have covered it with silk let them try to cover it with mats.” Myth describes a Lady of the Pyramids, a beautiful naked woman with dazzling teeth enthroned on [continued next page] Language: English, photograph has French title Rights: No known restrictions. Coverage: Egypt Notes: Title supplied by cataloger, derived from captions or annotated information. Format: Scrapbooks Technique: Photographs, Albumen prints BPL Department: Print Department Photo 1: Photographer: Zangaki, Constantine Title: No. 388 La retoure des Pyramides Caption: The pests of the Pyramids Date: ca. 1860-1890
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December 21, 1892—March 8, 1893
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William Vaughn Tupper
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