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Project / Collection Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme Material Type Photographs Level [32] Fonds

1. Photo 112

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 112
Title:
Visit of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman to England
Scope & Content:
Two official photographs of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, Āl Sa‘īd, Sa‘īd ibn Taymūr, during his visit to England in 1938. The photographs were taken on April 1 and April 4 respectively. The visit was part of the Sultan’s world tour 1937–38. Each photograph was taken by a separate press agency.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1938
Extent:
2 loose, unmounted, b&w photographs with captions on reverse.

2. Photo 174

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 174
Title:
Album: 'Views of Mecca and Medina' by H. A. Mirza & Sons, Photographers
Scope & Content:
The album contains historical and architectural views of Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia, which relate to a South Asian Muslim perspective of the hadj. Contents: 1 'Picture of the Tents of the Turks' 2 'Picture of the Sanctuary of Medina the Radiant' 3 'Picture of the City of Mecca the Grea...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and Urdu
Date Range:
c 1907
Extent:
13 b/w photographic prints within blue card mounts, bound into one volume