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Name: Egypt through the Stereoscope: Stereography and Virtual Travel
ID: m13785
Language: English (en)
Summary: Examines how stereographs were used as a means of virtual travel. Focuses on James Henry Breasted's "Egypt through the Stereoscope" (1905, 1908). Provides context for resources in the Travelers in the Middle East Archive (TIMEA). Part 3 of a 4 part course called "History through the Stereoscope."
Subject: Humanities
Keywords: Art and Artifacts, cultural history, Daily Life and Customs, Egypt, Egypt through the Stereoscope, history of photography, James Henry Breasted, Photography, Stereoscopic -- History, stereograph, stereoscope, stereoscopy, TIMEA, Travel and Transportation, Travelers in the Middle East Archive, visual studies
Document Type: -//CNX//DTD CNXML 0.5//EN
License: Creative Commons Attribution License CC-BY 2.0
Authors: Lisa Spiro (lspiro@sparta.rice.edu)
Copyright Holders: Lisa Spiro (lspiro@sparta.rice.edu)
Maintainers: Lisa Spiro (lspiro@sparta.rice.edu)
Latest version: 1.4 (history)
First publication date: Aug 19, 2006 2:21 pm GMT-5
Last revision to module: Dec 21, 2007 4:11 am US/Central

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Version History

Version: 1.4 Dec 21, 2007 4:11 am US/Central by Lisa Spiro
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Version: 1.3 Oct 30, 2006 8:53 pm US/Central by Lisa Spiro
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Version: 1.2 Aug 27, 2006 9:54 am GMT-5 by Lisa Spiro
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Version: 1.1 Aug 19, 2006 3:20 pm GMT-5 by Lisa Spiro
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