This item was processed and described by Kalliopi Balatsouka in June 2023. Palestine - Égypte - Grèce General Manuscripts Miscellaneous Collection, C0140, Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library Storage Note: Firestone Library (mss): Box P-000208 Gift of the Program in Hellenic Studies with the support of the Stanley J. Access Restrictions: Collection is open for research use. Only two years later, in 1918, Lydie passed away she was 81 years old. She carried on the tradition of her husband and son, and produced her own photographic catalog, until 1916 when World War I forced her to evacuate. But once Adrien's interest in photography waned, Lydie stepped in to run the studio alone. He took over the studio, and, together with Lydie, continued his father's work, while also producing new images and engaging in new projects. After Bonfils' death in 1885 while working in Alès, Adrien returned to Beirut from military service in Algeria. Maison Bonfils was truly a family affair: Lydie assisted her husband and took studio portraits that formed part of the Bonfils photographic collection. As a result of his success in Beirut, Bonfils went on to open a second studio in Alès, France. These photographs were popular with the many travelers who began touring the region as an extension of the European Grand Tour. His subjects included architectural details, monuments, and city views. Bonfils also published many albums focusing on a specific region or theme. Maison Bonfils became a prolific studio, which, Bonfils bragged in 1871, produced 591 negatives from various sites along the eastern Mediterranean, 15,000 prints, and 9,000 stereoscopic views. Lydie fell in love with Lebanon just as Bonfils' had, and by 1867 the family definitively moved to Beirut where Bonfils set up a photographic studio. 1837), took the boy to recuperate in the dry, hot climate of Beirut. 1861), suffered from respiratory problems, Bonfils' wife, Lydie (b. This introduction to the Middle East and photography would soon combine to become Bonfils' destiny. He was initially trained as a bookbinder, but became an amateur photographer after a short tour of duty with the army in Lebanon (1860). Biography:įélix Bonfils was born on 8 March 1831, in St. They are captioned Album is bound in red fabric over hard boards. Photographs by Bonfils and Zangaki are signed there are some other from unidentified photographers. Photographs are numbered and bear captions, handwritten or printed, in French and in English. All photographs are large albumen prints (~28.5 x 22.5 cm each), attached on thick cartons. Among the (34) photographs from Greece are included views of Patra (3), Athens (the Acropolis, the Kerameikos cemetery and other classical monuments) and Piraeus (21), Mycenae (Lion Gate) (3), Corith (1), Nauplio (1). Most of the photographs of the Holy Land (64 photographs) are taken by the photographers Felix Bonfils and Zangaki Brothers and include views of Jerusalem (31), Haifa, Nazareth, Palestine, Jaffa, Bethlehem, Alexandria, Cairo and Memphis. Special Collections Dates: approximately 1880 Located In: Box P-000208 Extent: 1 folder Languages: Multiple languagesĬonsists of a photograph album entitled "Palestine - Égypte - Grèce" of (98) photographs from the Holy Land and Greece. Creator: Bonfils, Félix, 1831-1885 and Zangaki Brothers Collection Creator: Princeton University.
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