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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Photo 430

331. Photo 430/4

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 430/4
Title:
Curzon Collection: 'Central Asia' and 'Turkish Arabia etc'. Photographer(s): Curzon, George Nathaniel
Scope & Content:
Black half-leather album, 280x377mm, containing mounted prints with captions in Curzon's own hand. The titles are stamped in gold on both the front and back covers. The album is in two parts. Prints 1-15 are views of 'Central Asia' with a handwritten heading inside which reads 'Photographs of Ce...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1888-1890
Extent:
36 items

332. Photo 430/4(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 430/4(1)
Title:
Embankment of Transcaspian Railway connecting Uzun Ada with mainland. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View of a railway line crossing a stretch of water on a causeway, described on page 68 of Curzon's Russia in Central Asia (1899), 'Finally the train starts, crosses a long embankment of 1300 yards, by which the islet is united to the mainland, and plunges into the s...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1888
Extent:
1 item

333. Photo 430/4(2)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 430/4(2)
Title:
Station of Bacharden, Transcaspian Railway. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Subjects = Curzon Collection; railway companies; railway stations; railways; Trans-Caspian Railway; transport Location = Bakharden; Turkmenistan
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1888
Extent:
1 item

334. Photo 430/4(3)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 430/4(3)
Title:
Station and Water-tower at Ashkabad. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Subjects = Curzon Collection; railway companies; railway stations; railways; Trans-Caspian Railway; transport; water supplies; water towers Location = Ashkhabad; Turkmenistan
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1888
Extent:
1 item

335. Photo 430/4(4)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 430/4(4)
Title:
Laying the Transcaspian Railway thro' the Turkman Atek. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events Subjects = Curzon Collection; railway building; railway companies; railways; Trans-Caspian Railway; transport
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s
Extent:
1 item

336. Photo 430/4(5)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 430/4(5)
Title:
[Laying the Transcaspian Railway] through Bokhara. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events View of work in progress. Subjects = Curzon Collection; railway building; railway companies; railways; Trans-Caspian Railway; transport Location = Bukhara; Uzbekistan
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s
Extent:
1 item

337. Photo 430/4(6)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 430/4(6)
Title:
Carriage of working train, Transcaspian Railway. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events View of a double-decker coach. Subjects = coaches; Curzon Collection; railway companies; railway rolling stock; railways; Trans-Caspian Railway; transport
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1888
Extent:
1 item

338. Photo 430/4(7)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 430/4(7)
Title:
Bridge over the Amu Daria (Oxus) at Charjui. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View of a railway bridge crossing the Amad ar ya, described on page 146 of Curzon's Russia in Central Asia (1899), 'It is an inelegant structure built entirely of wood, which was brought all the way from Russia, and rests on more than 3000 piles, which are driven ve...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1888
Extent:
1 item

339. Photo 430/4(8)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 430/4(8)
Title:
Station of Bahmi, Transcaspian Railway. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Subjects = Curzon Collection; railway companies; railway stations; railways; Trans-Caspian Railway; transport Location = Bami; Turkmenistan
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1888
Extent:
1 item

340. Photo 430/4(9)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 430/4(9)
Title:
Station of Geok Tepe, Transcaspian Railway. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Curzon's visit to Geok-Tepe is described on page 76 of his Russia in Central Asia (1899). Subjects = Curzon Collection; railway companies; railway stations; railways; Trans-Caspian Railway; transport Location = Geok-Tepe; Turkmenistan
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1888
Extent:
1 item