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"Pompeii - Herculaneum Ancient monuments, views and sites: General view of Pompeii, House of the Tragic Poet, House of Orpheus, Bread Oven (Boulanger), façade of the Thermal Baths, interior of the Baths, Temple of Isis, interior of the Theater, Amphitheater, view of Herculaneum, House of Argus, views of archaeological excavations, views of wall frescoes, casts of bodies (dog ...), mosaics, antique furniture, c. 1880 37 albumen prints, mounted on album pages, captions in Italian within the image 25 x 20 cm (28 x 40.5 cm)

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"Pompeii - Herculaneum Ancient monuments, views and sites: General view of Pompeii, House of the Tragic Poet, House of Orpheus, Bread Oven (Boulanger), façade of the Thermal Baths, interior of the Baths, Temple of Isis, interior of the Theater, Amphitheater, view of Herculaneum, House of Argus, views of archaeological excavations, views of wall frescoes, casts of bodies (dog ...), mosaics, antique furniture, c. 1880 37 albumen prints, mounted on album pages, captions in Italian within the image 25 x 20 cm (28 x 40.5 cm)

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