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2. IOR/R/15/2/1329
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/2/1329
- Title:
- File 8/2 B Liquor for other Consulates and Agencies
- Scope & Content:
- Correspondence between the British Political Agency in Bahrain and other British consulates and agencies in Kuwait, Bandar ‘Abbās, Khorramshahr, Muscat, Sharjah and Bushire regarding the supply and distribution of alcohol to British officials. The file includes requests for alcohol permits, bank ...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 13 Jun 1945-4 May 1949
- Extent:
- 1 file (205 folios)
3. Photo 174(1)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Photo 174(1)
- Title:
- Picture of the Tents of the Turks. Photographer: H. A. Mirza & Sons
- Scope & Content:
- Genre/Subject Matter This image shows the tents of the Ottoman Turkish troops at their camp at Medina. Despite the apparently secular nature of the subject, and the fact that the camp does not depict a stopping-off point on the hadj, the laudatory poetry and prose makes clear the relevance of t...
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- English and Urdu
- Date Range:
- c 1907
- Extent:
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1 b/w photographic print laid down on a blue card window mount
4. Photo 174(2)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Photo 174(2)
- Title:
- Picture of the Sanctuary of Medina the Radiant. Photographer: H. A. Mirza & Sons
- Scope & Content:
- Genre/Subject Matter This image shows the Haram (Sanctuary) of the Masjid al-Nabawi or Mosque of the Prophet at Medina from an elevated position northwest of the oldest portion of the building which contains the tombs of Mohammed, Abu Bakr and ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab. The dome erected over them,...
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- English and Urdu
- Date Range:
- c 1907
- Extent:
-
1 b/w photograph laid down on a blue card window mount
5. Photo 174(3)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Photo 174(3)
- Title:
- Picture of the City of Mecca the Great. Photographer: H. A. Mirza & Sons
- Scope & Content:
- Genre/Subject Matter This image shows the Caaba and Sanctuary at Mecca from an elevated position due East of the Masjid al-Haram, or Grand Mosque. Parts of the northwest of the city of Mecca are visible in the background. Due to the relatively slow shutter speed used by the photographer, the m...
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- English and Urdu
- Date Range:
- c 1907
- Extent:
-
1 b/w photograph held within a blue card window mount
6. Photo 174(4)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Photo 174(4)
- Title:
- Picture of the Sanctuary of Medina the Radiant. Photographer: H. A. Mirza & Sons
- Scope & Content:
- Genre/Subject Matter This image shows the Haram (Sanctuary) of the Masjid al-Nabawi or Mosque of the Prophet at Medina from an elevated position northeast of the oldest portion of the building, which contains the tombs of Mohammed, Abu Bakr and ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab. The dome erected over them...
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- English and Urdu
- Date Range:
- c 1907
- Extent:
-
1 b/w photographic print laid down on a blue card window mount
7. Photo 174(5)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Photo 174(5)
- Title:
- Picture of the Sanctuary of Mecca the Great. Photographer: H. A. Mirza & Sons
- Scope & Content:
- Genre/Subject Matter This image shows the Caaba and Sanctuary at Mecca from a position within the Masjid al-Haram west-southwest of the Caaba. Pilgrims surround the Caaba; all are facing it while some are performing the tawaf – the ritual of circumambulation of the Caaba seven times in a counte...
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- English and Urdu
- Date Range:
- c 1907
- Extent:
-
1 b/w photographic print laid down on a blue card window mount
8. Photo 174(6)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Photo 174(6)
- Title:
- Picture of Mount 'Arafat. Photographer: H. A. Mirza & Sons
- Scope & Content:
- Genre/Subject Matter This image shows pilgrims camping at the Plain of 'Arafat. Located 21km southeast of the Masjid al-Haram, the plain, which extends 6 km from East to West and 12 km from North to South, and the 70 metre high granite hill at the centre of it are stations of the hadj. Mount 'A...
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- English and Urdu
- Date Range:
- c 1907
- Extent:
-
1 b/w photographic print laid down on a blue card window mount
9. Photo 174(7)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Photo 174(7)
- Title:
- Picture of the City of Medina the Radiant. Photographer: H. A. Mirza & Sons
- Scope & Content:
- Genre/Subject Matter This image shows a panoramic view of the city of Medina from an elevated position outside of the city walls, possibly from a rocky outcrop which is still to be found northwest of the Masjid al-Nabawi. Part of the old walls of the city – raised to 25m by Sultan ‘Abd al-ʿAzīz...
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- English and Urdu
- Date Range:
- c 1907
- Extent:
-
1 b/w photographic print laid down on a blue card window mount
10. Photo 174(8)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Photo 174(8)
- Title:
- Picture of the Bab 'Anbari. Photographer: H. A. Mirza & Sons
- Scope & Content:
- Genre/Subject Matter This image depicts the Bab ‘Anbari, one of eight gates in the outer wall of the city of Medina al-Munawarah, each of which is listed in the surrounding prose on the right-hand side of the mount. In the distance, through the arch of the gate, the minarets of the Masjid al-Na...
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- English and Urdu
- Date Range:
- c 1907
- Extent:
-
1 b/w photographic print laid down on a blue card window mount