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Project / Collection Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme Place Kuwait, Middle East, Asia

241. Photo 49/1(23)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 49/1(23)
Title:
'A Few Words of Welcome, Koweit.' Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre/Subject Matter View of a group of Kuwaiti men on the shore at Koweit [Kuwait], greeting Lord Curzon’s party as they land. A carriage drawn by two horses stands waiting right of centre. In the background the waters of the Persian Gulf and some small boats are visible. Inscriptions Ink, ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28-29 Nov 1903
Extent:
1 b&w silver gelatin print

242. Photo 496/6(34)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 496/6(34)
Title:
Koweit: Cargo Boats. Photographer: Rev. Edwin Aubrey Storrs-Fox
Scope & Content:
View taken off Koweit [Kuwait], probably from on board ship, showing cargo boats under sail. Inscriptions: Lower left, below image, in pen: ‘Koweit.’ Upper left, above image, in pencil, crossed-out: ‘b’ Lower right, alongside image, in pencil: ‘34’ Lower right, below image, in pen: ‘Cargo B...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Feb 1918
Extent:
1 b&w silver gelatin print

243. Photo 496/6(35)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 496/6(35)
Title:
Koweit: Customs House. Photographer: Rev. Edwin Aubrey Storrs-Fox
Scope & Content:
View in Koweit [Kuwait] outside the customs house, which is presumably the low-lying structure on the right of the photograph. A large crowd of men are gathered at the entrance, while others appear to be walking towards the building. On the right, a boy looks directly towards the camera. In the ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Feb 1918
Extent:
1 b&w silver gelatin print

244. Photo 496/6(36)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 496/6(36)
Title:
Koweit: Coffee Shop. Photographer: Rev. Edwin Aubrey Storrs-Fox
Scope & Content:
View in Koweit [Kuwait] outside a coffee shop. A number of men and boys sit on benches outside the building, looking towards the camera. Woven reed blinds are rolled above two pointed arches along the façade. Inscriptions: Lower left, below image, in pen: ‘Koweit.’ Upper left, above image, i...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Feb 1918
Extent:
1 b&w silver gelatin print

245. Photo 496/6(37)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 496/6(37)
Title:
Koweit. Photographer: Rev. Edwin Aubrey Storrs-Fox
Scope & Content:
View of an urban area of Koweit [Kuwait], with a group of men seated and standing on the left. In the background stone buildings give way to reed-mat covered awnings, especially at right. Inscriptions: Lower left, below image, in pen: ‘Koweit.’ Upper left, above image, in pencil, crossed-out...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Feb 1918
Extent:
1 b&w silver gelatin print

246. Photo 496/6(38)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 496/6(38)
Title:
Koweit. Photographer: Rev. Edwin Aubrey Storrs-Fox
Scope & Content:
View in Koweit [Kuwait]. One man stands at centre while to his left another sits on the step in front of a decorated archway. A third man stands in the right background against a whitewashed wall. All three men wear dark outer robes, keffiyehs and agals. Inscriptions: Lower left, below imag...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Feb 1918
Extent:
1 b&w silver gelatin print

247. Photo 667/4(496)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 667/4(496)
Title:
'Oil Jetty-Mina el Ahmedi.' Photographer: Arthur Edward Broadbent Parsons
Scope & Content:
Genre/Subject Matter: Image of the oil jetty at Mina Al-Ahmadi, Kuwait. Inscriptions: Below image, in pen: ‘'Oil Jetty-Mina el Ahmedi’ Below image, in pencil: ‘496’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jan-Mar 1956
Extent:
1 b&w silver gelatin print

248. Photo 667/4(497)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 667/4(497)
Title:
'Oil flare-Ahmadi.' Photographer: Arthur Edward Broadbent Parsons
Scope & Content:
Genre/Subject Matter: Image of an oil flare at Ahmadi [Al-Ahmadi], Kuwait from a distance. Inscriptions: Below image, in pen: ‘Oil flare-Ahmadi' Below image, in pencil: ‘497’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jan-Mar 1956
Extent:
1 b&w silver gelatin print

249. Photo 667/4(498)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 667/4(498)
Title:
'Constellation at Kuwait.' Photographer: Arthur Edward Broadbent Parsons
Scope & Content:
Genre/Subject Matter: Image of a Lockheed Constellation aircraft on a runway at Kuwait. Inscriptions: Below image, in pen: 'Constellation at Kuwait' Below image, in pencil: ‘498’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jan-Mar 1956
Extent:
1 b&w silver gelatin print