Village of Gargunsa, 9-8-06. Thakur Jai Chand spent last winter in one of these houses! Photographer: Calvert, Hubert
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Genre: Architectural Photography View of low stone village houses, seemingly in largely ruinous condition, with mountains beyond. Here Calvert discussed with the Senior Darpon from Gartok, a possible site for a trade agency building. At nothing suitable could be found in or near the village, he...
Near Giugti La, 21-8-06. Photographer: Calvert, Hubert
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Genre: Landscape Photography View looking towards the snowbound head of the pass. 'August 21st. — A steady ascent up the nullah for six miles to the crest of the Giugti-La:— the map shows this as 19,500 feet but my aneroid registered 19,625 feet. The ascent was fairly gradual except the last qu...
Tehran Gate [and] Elburz Mountains [modern caption]. Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Urban Topographical Photography View looking towards the city gate, with the snow-capped Elburz Mountains in the distance to the north. With horse-drawn trams in the foreground. Postcard.
Our camp. Halfway up Mt. Demavend. Photographer: Parkin, Leslie Ea.
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Genre: Landscape Photography Snapshot view looking towards the summit of the dormant volcano. Mount Demavend is situated 45 miles north-east of Tehran. The print is signed 'Leslie Ea. Parkin' and dated on the reverse.