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Bahrein: The Tombs. Photographer: Rev. Edwin Aubrey Storrs-Fox
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View in Bahrein (Bahrain) at the ‘Tombs’, burial mounds dating to the Dilmun, Umm an-Nar and later cultures, showing a partially open portal into one of the mounds. Two men stand at each side of the entrance. The man on the right wears a pith helmet and Western-style suit. The man at left wears ...
View near Bushire of an Imamzada [Imamzadeh], or shrine-tomb for the descendant of an Imam, directly related to the Prophet Muhammad. It is unclear which of various shrine-tombs in the area this image depicts. The dome of the shrine-tomb is visible right of centre in the background. The foregrou...
View of a well at Bushire. An ox at left draws on a rope that is presumably pulling water up from the depths. A man stands behind the ox. At left a band of faded area in the image has been sketched in with graphite pencil. Inscriptions: Lower left, below image, in pen: ‘Bushire.’ Upper lef...
View in Koweit [Kuwait] outside the customs house, which is presumably the low-lying structure on the right of the photograph. A large crowd of men are gathered at the entrance, while others appear to be walking towards the building. On the right, a boy looks directly towards the camera. In the ...
View in Koweit [Kuwait] outside a coffee shop. A number of men and boys sit on benches outside the building, looking towards the camera. Woven reed blinds are rolled above two pointed arches along the façade. Inscriptions: Lower left, below image, in pen: ‘Koweit.’ Upper left, above image, i...
View of an urban area of Koweit [Kuwait], with a group of men seated and standing on the left. In the background stone buildings give way to reed-mat covered awnings, especially at right. Inscriptions: Lower left, below image, in pen: ‘Koweit.’ Upper left, above image, in pencil, crossed-out...
View in Koweit [Kuwait]. One man stands at centre while to his left another sits on the step in front of a decorated archway. A third man stands in the right background against a whitewashed wall. All three men wear dark outer robes, keffiyehs and agals. Inscriptions: Lower left, below imag...
View at Mohammerah [Khorramshahr] on the banks of the Karun river. The shoreline extends from lower right to centre left. Several small canoes are pulled up along the shore, while larger boats lie at anchor left of centre, with another dhow under sail on the right. Along the distant horizon the ...
View in Mohammerah [Khorramshahr]. A narrow creek at the left of the photograph is one of the many small waterways that lead towards the Shatt El-Arab. In the centre background stands a two-storey house with two large mashrabiyya and a roof-terrace. In front of the house a small bridge crosses ...
