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Collection Area Visual Arts Project / Collection Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme

21. Photo 49/1(6)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 49/1(6)
Title:
'Lord Curzon going to Address Hall, Maskat.' Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre/Subject Matter: Street scene in Muscat in November 1903. Lord Curzon, in left foreground, wearing a pith helmet, walks to the Address Hall to make an official address. In the background, a banner reads ‘Welcome’. Gas lamps and flags, including a Union flag, are visible at left, while at r...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Nov 1903
Extent:
1 b&w silver gelatin print

22. Photo 49/1(7)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 49/1(7)
Title:
'Durbar on board R.I.M.S. Argonaut, Shergah.' Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre/Subject Matter: View of the durbar held on board R.I.M.S. Argonaut, while the vessel was anchored off Sharajah. Lord Curzon and his staff are seated on a raised platform at the end of the deck, before an audience of European and Arab officials. The deck is covered with a canopy of flags, ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Nov 1903
Extent:
1 b&w silver gelatin print

23. Photo 49/1(8)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 49/1(8)
Title:
'General View from R.I.M.S. Hardinge, Lingah.' Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre/Subject Matter: View from on board R.I.M.S. Hardinge, looking towards Lingah [Lingeh]. Four dhows are anchored off the coast while the town of Lingah is visible along the horizon. Inscriptions: Ink, below image: 'General View from R.I.M.S. Hardinge, Lingah.'
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24-25 Nov 1903
Extent:
1 b&w silver gelatin print

24. Photo 49/1(9)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 49/1(9)
Title:
'Falk-al-asad Inlet, Persian Gulf.' Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre/Subject Matter: View from on board ship, looking towards the Falk-al-asad Inlet, on the coastline of the Persian Gulf, between Musandam Island and the mainland. In the left background a steamer trails a plume of smoke. Behind it high rocky hills line the shore. Inscriptions: Ink, below...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Nov 1903
Extent:
1 b&w silver gelatin print

25. Photo 49/1(10)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 49/1(10)
Title:
'Khor-Kawi Passage, [Persian Gulf]' Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre/Subject Matter: View from on board ship, looking towards the Khor Kawi Passage [Khor Kuwai/Quwai Strait], between Goat island [Jazirat al Ghanam] and Telegraph island (which is part of the Musandam Peninsula). The wake of the steamer can be seen extending from the foreground into the di...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Nov 1903
Extent:
1 b&w silver gelatin print

26. Photo 49/1(11)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 49/1(11)
Title:
'Panoramic View of Hills, Elphinstone Inlet. [Persian Gulf]' Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre/Subject Matter: View from on board ship, looking towards Elphinstone Inlet [Muḩāfaz̧at Musandam], off Telegraph Island. A steamer is visible right of centre and a smaller craft can be seen at far left. Rocky hills fill the skyline and a small low-lying island is visible in front of them...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Nov 1903
Extent:
1 b&w silver gelatin print

27. Photo 49/1(12)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 49/1(12)
Title:
'Exterior of Fort, Hormuz, showing mouldering walls.' Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre/Subject Matter: View of the walls of a fort on Hormuz Island, perhaps the Fort of Our Lady of the Conception, also known as the Portuguese Castle, the construction of which was completed after the Portuguese conquest of 1515. Two men stand in front of the crumbling walls, one immediatel...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Nov 1903
Extent:
1 b&w silver gelatin print

28. Photo 49/1(13)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 49/1(13)
Title:
'View from Old Fort, Hormuz.' Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre/Subject Matter: View from the old fort on Hormuz Island (perhaps the Fort of Our Lady of the Conception, also known as the Portuguese Castle) towards a settlement, probably Hormuz itself. All the structures are low-lying stone buildings with wooden or reed roofs. Craggy hills rise in th...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Nov 1903
Extent:
1 b&w silver gelatin print

29. Photo 49/1(14)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 49/1(14)
Title:
'General View, Hormuz.' Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre/Subject Matter: View from the old fort on Hormuz Island (perhaps the Fort of Our Lady of the Conception, also known as the Portuguese Castle) towards a settlement, likely Hormuz itself. All the structures are low-lying stone buildings with wooden or reed roofs. Craggy hills rise in the ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Nov 1903
Extent:
1 b&w silver gelatin print

30. Photo 49/1(15)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 49/1(15)
Title:
'Distant View of Hormuz.' Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre/Subject Matter: View of Hormuz Island from on board ship. An imposing fort, probably the Fort of Our Lady of the Conception, also known as the Portuguese Castle (shown in Photo 49/1/12), is visible in the centre background. Craggy hills rise in the background. Inscriptions: Ink, belo...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Nov 1903
Extent:
1 b&w silver gelatin print

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