Black and white photograph looking south from a tower over Via di Mercurio, Pompeii, Italy.

Black and white photograph stone table legs carved with lion motifs in Pompeii, Italy.

Black and white photograph of partially buried skeletons in Pompeii, Italy.

Black and white photograph of the brick wall of the central baths at Pompeii.

Black and white photograph of Robert H. Merrill standing in the House of Pansa between two walls with columns in the background. A sign on the right side of the frame reads "DOMVS CN ALLEI NIGIDI MAI."

Black and white photograph of Robert H. Merrill standing between a stone wall and columns in the Triangular Forum at Pompeii.

Black and white photograph looking east on via dell'Abbondanza. The image shows the statue of Marcus Holconius Rufus. Robert H. Merrill is visible standing on the right side of the frame.

Black and white photograph of the frigidarium of the women's baths in the extinct city of Stabiae.

Black and white photograph of Robert H. Merrill sitting in the ruins of baths in the extinct city of Stabiae.

Black and white photograph of Robert H. Merrill sitting in the ruins of baths in the extinct city of Stabiae.

Black and white photograph of the railway station at the Villa of the Mysteries in Pompeii. The building is behind railroad tracks with hills in the background.

Black and white photograph of the Serapeum ruins in Italy. A circle of columns in a lake is visible in the center of the frame with buildings visible in the background.