Genre/Subject Matter: This black and white photograph, taken from a window in Hazam Fort in Oman, shows the courtyard of the fort, and the sandplain behind it. In the foreground of the photograph are several men in traditional Omani dress, carrying rifles or swords, walking through the courtyar...
‘No.11. Shaikh Ahmad bin Ibrahim, Minister of the Interior, Muscat and Oman’
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Genre/Subject Matter: This black and white photograph shows Shaikh Ahmad bin Ibrahim, Minister of the Interior of the Government of Muscat and Oman. Four other men in traditional Omani dress with rifles can be seen standing behind him to the right (the man furthest to the left in the image is l...
Genre/Subject Matter: This black and white photograph shows a view of Hazam Fort in Oman from the south. The fort is surrounded by palm trees, and a group of men are standing in front of the fort, behind the palm trees. Inscriptions: Printed label on the reverse of the image: ‘No.12. Hazam F...
Genre/Subject Matter: This black and white photograph shows the square tower of Sohar Fort in Oman. Inscriptions: Printed label on the reverse of the image: ‘No.13. SOHAR Fort. Height 102 ft.’
‘No. 5 Muscat, with Mirani fort and Sultan’s Palace.’
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Genre/Subject Matter: This black and white photograph shows a view of Muscat taken from the bay in front of it in the image. There are three ships in the bay, and smoke is visible from guns that have just been fired from the Mirani Fort. The Sultan’s Palace is the building with the flagstaff in...
Genre/Subject Matter: This print consists of a hand coloured head-and-shoulders portrait photograph of Emir Abdullah of Transjordan [Abdullah I bin al-Hussein], which is surrounded by a green border featuring a white star and crescent in the centre along the top of the border, on a white backgr...
Genre/Subject Matter: This print consists of a head-and-shoulders colour portrait of Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd, Sultan of Muscat and Oman, surrounded by a green border featuring a white star and crescent in the centre along the top of the border, on a white background.
Genre/Subject Matter: This print consists of a hand coloured head-and-shoulders portrait photograph of Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah, Hakim of Bahrain, surrounded by a green border featuring a white star and crescent in the centre along the top of the border, on a white background.
‘Khan Sahib Said Abdul Razzak al Razzuki Residency Agent, Sharjah. native of Kowait.’
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Genre/Subject Matter: This black and white photograph shows Khan Sahib Said Abdul Razzak al Razzuki, Residency Agent, Sharjah in the foreground, with a building behind him in the background. Temporal Context: The creation date is derived from the postmark stamped on an envelope (folio 30) wh...
The map shows the reservation for the crude oil pipeline (marked in red) of the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO), beginning at a point in the high tide north of the village of Jasra, and terminating at the boundary of the company's reservation GR/1A. A legend indicates roads, gardens (approxima...
