Turkoman tribesman. Photographer: Sevruguin, Antoine
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Head-and-shoulders studio portrait of a Turkoman man, in half-profile looking off to the right and wearing a large black wool hat.
The Madressah, Chaharbag, Isfahan. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Snapshot view of the entrance to the Madrasa Chahar Bagh, the doorway set within an arched recess adorned with muqarnas.
Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length seated studio portrait of a uniformed Bakhtiari chief, on photographer's card mount. The photographer styles himself as 'Russian photographer, Tehran' (in Russian, Persian and French) on the printed legend on the back of the mount.
Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length seated studio portrait of a Bakhtiari chief, holding a rifle across his knees and wearing bandoliers of bullets. Inscribed in Persian on mount.