Jérusalem, Ornements arabes, Auguste Salzmann, 1854

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Jérusalem, Ornements arabes, 1854, Salted paper print from paper negative, Image: x cm (9 3/16 x 12 5/8 in.), Photographs, Auguste Salzmann (French, 1824–1872), For Salzmann history was in the details. Though the ravages of time, natural forces, and human conflict erased much of ancient cities, fragments hinted at the existence of civilizations such as the Kingdom of David, the Roman Empire, and earlier phases of the Ottoman Empire—all models for Second Empire France

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Size: 5437px × 3994px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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