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Genre/Subject Matter: Informal photograph of children on board the Arabia en route to Bombay. Mary Irene Curzon, the eldest daughter of Lord and Lady Curzon, is at centre in a white bonnet and dress, looking towards the camera. With her a further three children stand, sit and lie nearby. A woma...
'His Excellency The Right Honourable George Nathaniel Baron Curzon, P. C., G. M. S. I., G. M. I. E. Viceroy and Governor-General of India.' Photographer: Bourne and Shepherd
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Genre/Subject Matter: Full-length standing studio portrait of Lord Curzon, wearing viceregal robes. Curzon stands on a richly patterned carpet before a painted studio backdrop depicting an arch and various floral, textile and architectural motifs. He holds a bicorn (cocked hat) in his left ha...
'Saiyid Timur Bin Fasl, son of His Highness the Sultan of Muskat.' Photographer: Bourne and Shepherd
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Genre/Subject Matter: Full-length standing studio portrait of two men, with Sa'id Taimur Bin Faisal (1886–1965; r. 1913–1932) on the right. At the time this portrait was taken he was son of the ruling monarch Sayyid Faisal bin Turki (1864–1913; r. 1888–1913), who is mentioned in the title of th...
Muscat: from Mathra Road. Photographer: Rev. Edwin Aubrey Storrs-Fox
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This image shows Muscat from the Mathra road, west or southwest of the town. In the background, at left, the Al-Mirani fort’s towers rise before the sea behind. Rocky outcrops rise from centre foreground and background to right of the image, while at centre the white-washed buildings of the ...