The Passionate Collector: Willard Fiske and his Libraries

G. Lekegian & Co. Willard Fiske, 1889.
Albumen print photograph

Willard Fiske’s Pass to view Egyptian antiquities,
January 3, 1889.

Abdullah Frères. Ascension de Pyramide, ca. 1880-1885.
Albumen print photograph

Fiske purchased these photographs during the extended trip to Greece and Egypt he took with A. D. White. During that voyage, Fiske impressed White (then retired as president of Cornell) with his knowledge of Egyptian dialects and his many friends and academic contacts in Egypt.


		Egypt G. Lekegian & Co. Willard Fiske, 1889. Albumen print photograph Willard Fiske’s Pass to view Egyptian antiquities, January 3, 1889. Abdullah Frères. Ascension de Pyramide, ca. 1880-1885. Albumen print photograph Fiske purchased these photographs during the extended trip to Greece and Egypt he took with A. D. White. During that voyage, Fiske impressed White (then retired as president of Cornell) with his knowledge of Egyptian dialects and his many friends and academic contacts in Egypt. Continue the tour