Ext 3518/43 'Pol. Resident's Request for Photograph of himself'
Scope & Content:
This file consists of letters between Graves Law, Ministry of Information, Roland Tennyson Peel and E W R Lumby, and the India Office which discuss photographing Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Geoffrey Prior, the Public Relations Officer in the Persian Gulf.
'Charon, the Mission-camp Ferryman and his craft.’
Scope & Content:
A photograph of the ‘Mission-camp Ferryman’ named Charon [Chārūn]. Photographed holding an oar, he is standing on top of his ferry on a body of water. The ferry appears to be made out of straw. ‘Engraved and printed at the Offices of the Survey of India, Calcutta [Kolkata] 1910.’ is printed und...
A portrait of Seif-ud-din [Sayf al-Dīn], described in the caption as ‘The Old Arbāb’. The exact location of the photograph is unknown. ‘Photo. Engraved and printed at the Offices of the Survey of India, Calcutta [Kolkata], 1912.’ is printed underneath. The photograph was taken during the Seista...
A portrait of a Seistani [Sistani] potter. The exact location of the photograph is unknown. ‘Photo. Engraved and printed at the Offices of the Survey of India, Calcutta [Kolkata], 1912.’ is printed underneath. The photograph was taken during the Seistan [Sistan] Boundary Commission that took p...
A portrait of Muhammad, Dadi [Dād Muḥammad] (left) with his coadjutor (right). The exact location of the photograph is unknown. ‘Engraved and printed at the Offices of the Survey of India, Calcutta [Kolkata], 1912.’ is printed underneath. The photograph was taken during the Seistan [Sistan] Bo...
A group portrait of Persian-speaking village elders from Seistan [Sistan]. The exact location of the photograph is unknown. ‘Engraved and printed at the Offices of the Survey of India, Calcutta [Kolkata], 1912.’ is printed underneath. The photograph was taken during the Seistan Boundary Commis...
A group portrait with the caption ‘Tajiks of Kandahar’. The exact location of the photograph is unknown. ‘Engraved and printed at the Offices of the Survey of India, Calcutta [Kolkata], 1912.’ is printed underneath. The photograph was taken during the Seistan [Sistan] Boundary Commission that ...
‘Seistani labourers at work on the Band-i-Seistan.’
Scope & Content:
A photograph of Seistani [Sistani] labourers at work on the Band-i-Seistan plain [Dasht-e Koh Band-e Shelah-ye Kujk]. One man is pictured sitting on a horse. ‘Engraved and printed at the Offices of the Survey of India, Calcutta [Kolkata], 1912.’ is printed underneath. The photograph was taken ...
A portrait of Safar Khan [Ṣafar Khān] and his son. ‘Photo. Engraved and printed at the Offices of the Survey of India, Calcutta [Kolkata], 1912.’ is printed underneath. The photograph was taken during the Seistan [Sistan] Boundary Commission that took place between 1903 and 1905. The print is ...
A group portrait of agriculturists with their cattle. ‘Photo. Engraved and printed at the Offices of the Survey of India, Calcutta [Kolkata], 1912.’ is printed underneath. The photograph was taken during the Seistan [Sistan] Boundary Commission that took place between 1903-05. The print is pub...
