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6992. Photo 174(1)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Photo 174(1)
- Title:
- Picture of the Tents of the Turks. Photographer: H. A. Mirza & Sons
- Scope & Content:
- Genre/Subject Matter This image shows the tents of the Ottoman Turkish troops at their camp at Medina. Despite the apparently secular nature of the subject, and the fact that the camp does not depict a stopping-off point on the hadj, the laudatory poetry and prose makes clear the relevance of t...
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- English and Urdu
- Date Range:
- c 1907
- Extent:
-
1 b/w photographic print laid down on a blue card window mount
6993. Photo 174(1)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Photo 174(1)
- Title:
- Picture of the Tents of the Turks. Photographer: H. A. Mirza & Sons
- Scope & Content:
- Genre/Subject Matter This image shows the tents of the Ottoman Turkish troops at their camp at Medina. Despite the apparently secular nature of the subject, and the fact that the camp does not depict a stopping-off point on the hadj, the laudatory poetry and prose makes clear the relevance of t...
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- English and Urdu
- Date Range:
- c 1907
- Extent:
-
1 b/w photographic print laid down on a blue card window mount
6994. Photo 174(2)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Photo 174(2)
- Title:
- Picture of the Sanctuary of Medina the Radiant. Photographer: H. A. Mirza & Sons
- Scope & Content:
- Genre/Subject Matter This image shows the Haram (Sanctuary) of the Masjid al-Nabawi or Mosque of the Prophet at Medina from an elevated position northwest of the oldest portion of the building which contains the tombs of Mohammed, Abu Bakr and ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab. The dome erected over them,...
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- English and Urdu
- Date Range:
- c 1907
- Extent:
-
1 b/w photograph laid down on a blue card window mount
6995. Photo 174(2)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Photo 174(2)
- Title:
- Picture of the Sanctuary of Medina the Radiant. Photographer: H. A. Mirza & Sons
- Scope & Content:
- Genre/Subject Matter This image shows the Haram (Sanctuary) of the Masjid al-Nabawi or Mosque of the Prophet at Medina from an elevated position northwest of the oldest portion of the building which contains the tombs of Mohammed, Abu Bakr and ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab. The dome erected over them,...
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- English and Urdu
- Date Range:
- c 1907
- Extent:
-
1 b/w photograph laid down on a blue card window mount
6996. Photo 174(3)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Photo 174(3)
- Title:
- Picture of the City of Mecca the Great. Photographer: H. A. Mirza & Sons
- Scope & Content:
- Genre/Subject Matter This image shows the Caaba and Sanctuary at Mecca from an elevated position due East of the Masjid al-Haram, or Grand Mosque. Parts of the northwest of the city of Mecca are visible in the background. Due to the relatively slow shutter speed used by the photographer, the m...
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- English and Urdu
- Date Range:
- c 1907
- Extent:
-
1 b/w photograph held within a blue card window mount
6997. Photo 174(3)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Photo 174(3)
- Title:
- Picture of the City of Mecca the Great. Photographer: H. A. Mirza & Sons
- Scope & Content:
- Genre/Subject Matter This image shows the Caaba and Sanctuary at Mecca from an elevated position due East of the Masjid al-Haram, or Grand Mosque. Parts of the northwest of the city of Mecca are visible in the background. Due to the relatively slow shutter speed used by the photographer, the m...
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- English and Urdu
- Date Range:
- c 1907
- Extent:
-
1 b/w photograph held within a blue card window mount
6998. Photo 174(4)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Photo 174(4)
- Title:
- Picture of the Sanctuary of Medina the Radiant. Photographer: H. A. Mirza & Sons
- Scope & Content:
- Genre/Subject Matter This image shows the Haram (Sanctuary) of the Masjid al-Nabawi or Mosque of the Prophet at Medina from an elevated position northeast of the oldest portion of the building, which contains the tombs of Mohammed, Abu Bakr and ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab. The dome erected over them...
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- English and Urdu
- Date Range:
- c 1907
- Extent:
-
1 b/w photographic print laid down on a blue card window mount
6999. Photo 174(4)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Photo 174(4)
- Title:
- Picture of the Sanctuary of Medina the Radiant. Photographer: H. A. Mirza & Sons
- Scope & Content:
- Genre/Subject Matter This image shows the Haram (Sanctuary) of the Masjid al-Nabawi or Mosque of the Prophet at Medina from an elevated position northeast of the oldest portion of the building, which contains the tombs of Mohammed, Abu Bakr and ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab. The dome erected over them...
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- English and Urdu
- Date Range:
- c 1907
- Extent:
-
1 b/w photographic print laid down on a blue card window mount
7000. Photo 174(5)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Photo 174(5)
- Title:
- Picture of the Sanctuary of Mecca the Great. Photographer: H. A. Mirza & Sons
- Scope & Content:
- Genre/Subject Matter This image shows the Caaba and Sanctuary at Mecca from a position within the Masjid al-Haram west-southwest of the Caaba. Pilgrims surround the Caaba; all are facing it while some are performing the tawaf – the ritual of circumambulation of the Caaba seven times in a counte...
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- English and Urdu
- Date Range:
- c 1907
- Extent:
-
1 b/w photographic print laid down on a blue card window mount
