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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Photo 236

1. Photo 236

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 236
Title:
Views in Central Asia. Photographer(s): Unknown
Scope & Content:
Collection of eight loose, uncaptioned prints, on card mounts measuring 290 x 365 mm. The views appears to show scenes in Turkestan, and includes mountain scenery, with one print of cars negotiating a snow-bound mountain pass, possibly in the Himalayas, a camel caravan with a yurt in background ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920s-1930s
Extent:
8 items

2. Photo 236(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 236(1)
Title:
[Motor cars crossing a snow-covered pass.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Showing two cars being hauled by porters towards the summit of a snow-covered pass. The registration of the leading vehicle is 942 WI.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1920s
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 236(2)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 236(2)
Title:
[Camel caravan with yurt in background.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Evening scene, showing laden camels and ponies in camp, with a yurt in the background.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920s
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 236(3)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 236(3)
Title:
[Lake and mountain scenery, Central Asia.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View looking across an unidentified lake towards mountains on the far side.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920s
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 236(4)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 236(4)
Title:
[River valley and mountain scenery, Central Asia.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View looking across an unidentified river valley, with a mountain peak rising on the far side, with scree slopes at the base.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920s
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 236(5)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 236(5)
Title:
[Two Chinese horsemen, (?)Mongolia.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Portrait of two Chinese horsemen, one armed with a bow and arrows, the other with a sword, standing beside their ponies.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920s
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 236(6)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 236(6)
Title:
[Chinese wall painting.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of Close view of a section of an unidentified wall painting.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920s
Extent:
1 item

8. Photo 236(7)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 236(7)
Title:
[Unidentified domed tomb, Central Asia.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Close view of an unidentified domed tomb.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920s
Extent:
1 item

9. Photo 236(8)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 236(8)
Title:
[Bazaar scene, Central Asia.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Urban Topographical Photography Scene in the bazaar of an unidentified town, with city walls rising in the background.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920s
Extent:
1 item