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Collection: A. D. White Architectural Photographs

Accession Number: 15/5/3090.00300

Title: Salisbury Cathedral, West Front

Creator: Wilson, George Washington

Bio/Origin: Scottish, 1823-1893

Role: Photographer

Notes: George Washington Wilson took this view of the West Façade from a vantage point nearly identical to the view by Carl Norman (Accession No. 15/5/3090.00849), which includes several tourists in ca. 1875-1885 attire.

Dates: ca. 1880-1895?Photograph date

Dates: 1220-1258?Building Date

Classfication: Photographs

Medium: woodburytype print

Current Site: Europe: United Kingdom; Salisbury

Style: English Gothic

Measurement: Image: 17 1/2 x 23 1/4 in.; 44.45 x 59.055 cm

Subjects: Cathedrals, Religious buildings, Spires, Salisbury Cathedral, Salisbury, England, Quatrefoils, Pointed arches, Statues, Sculpture, Niches

Provenance: Gift of Andrew Dickson White

Repository: Cornell University Library?A.D. White Photographs?Rare & Manuscript Collections?Cornell University