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21. Photo 496/6(25)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 496/6(25)
Title:
Linga: Birkehs. Photographer: Rev. Edwin Aubrey Storrs-Fox
Scope & Content:
View in Linga [Lingeh] of two yakhchāls. Here described as ‘birkehs’, which are cisterns, most likely ice pits. In the background, palm trees line the horizon. In the middle-ground two women walk across the scene. Inscriptions: Lower left, below image, in pen: ‘Linga.’ Upper left, above imag...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jan 1918
Extent:
1 b&w silver gelatin print

22. Photo 496/6(32)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 496/6(32)
Title:
Bushire: Imamzada. Photographer: Rev. Edwin Aubrey Storrs-Fox
Scope & Content:
View near Bushire of an Imamzada [Imamzadeh], or shrine-tomb for the descendant of an Imam, directly related to the Prophet Muhammad. It is unclear which of various shrine-tombs in the area this image depicts. The dome of the shrine-tomb is visible right of centre in the background. The foregrou...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Feb 1918
Extent:
1 b&w silver gelatin print

23. Photo 496/6(32)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 496/6(32)
Title:
Bushire: Imamzada. Photographer: Rev. Edwin Aubrey Storrs-Fox
Scope & Content:
View near Bushire of an Imamzada [Imamzadeh], or shrine-tomb for the descendant of an Imam, directly related to the Prophet Muhammad. It is unclear which of various shrine-tombs in the area this image depicts. The dome of the shrine-tomb is visible right of centre in the background. The foregrou...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Feb 1918
Extent:
1 b&w silver gelatin print

24. Photo 496/6(44)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 496/6(44)
Title:
Ahwaz. Photographer: Rev. Edwin Aubrey Storrs-Fox
Scope & Content:
Market scene inAhwaz [Ahvaz]. High stone walls at right extend into the distant background along which rows of reed-covered stalls sell earthenware pots and other wares. At centre a man walks through the scene. At left the supporting columns, made from twisted trunks, of the canopy overhead can ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Apr 1917
Extent:
1 b&w silver gelatin print

25. Photo 496/6(44)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 496/6(44)
Title:
Ahwaz. Photographer: Rev. Edwin Aubrey Storrs-Fox
Scope & Content:
Market scene inAhwaz [Ahvaz]. High stone walls at right extend into the distant background along which rows of reed-covered stalls sell earthenware pots and other wares. At centre a man walks through the scene. At left the supporting columns, made from twisted trunks, of the canopy overhead can ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Apr 1917
Extent:
1 b&w silver gelatin print

26. Photo 496/6(48)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 496/6(48)
Title:
Maidan-i-Naftan. Photographer: Rev. Edwin Aubrey Storrs-Fox
Scope & Content:
View across 'Maidan-i-Naftan' [Maidan-i-Naftūn], the oil fields near Masjed Soleymān. A number of structures can be seen along the distant horizon, while in the middle-ground a river valley runs from left to centre. Inscriptions: Lower left, below image, in pen: 'Maidan-i-Naftan' Upper left,...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Apr 1917
Extent:
1 b&w silver gelatin print

27. Photo 496/6(48)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 496/6(48)
Title:
Maidan-i-Naftan. Photographer: Rev. Edwin Aubrey Storrs-Fox
Scope & Content:
View across 'Maidan-i-Naftan' [Maidan-i-Naftūn], the oil fields near Masjed Soleymān. A number of structures can be seen along the distant horizon, while in the middle-ground a river valley runs from left to centre. Inscriptions: Lower left, below image, in pen: 'Maidan-i-Naftan' Upper left,...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Apr 1917
Extent:
1 b&w silver gelatin print

28. Photo 496/6(24)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 496/6(24)
Title:
Linga: Swahili Pearl Divers
Scope & Content:
View in Linga [Lingeh] of a group of pearl divers – here described as Swahili, possibly simply East Africans. A group of women stand at left facing away from the camera and towards a group of men who are making music with drums. Inscriptions: Lower left, below image, in pen: ‘Linga.’ Upper l...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jan 1918
Extent:
1 b&w silver gelatin print

29. Photo 496/6(24)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 496/6(24)
Title:
Linga: Swahili Pearl Divers
Scope & Content:
View in Linga [Lingeh] of a group of pearl divers – here described as Swahili, possibly simply East Africans. A group of women stand at left facing away from the camera and towards a group of men who are making music with drums. Inscriptions: Lower left, below image, in pen: ‘Linga.’ Upper l...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jan 1918
Extent:
1 b&w silver gelatin print

30. Photo 496/6(4)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 496/6(4)
Title:
Mathra Bay. Photographer: Rev. Edwin Aubrey Storrs-Fox
Scope & Content:
This scene, taken from on board ship, shows the coastline at Mathra Bay, Muscat. Two high outcrops of rock can be seen in the centre of the image; a fortified structure stands on the highest point on the left outcrop. Immediately below this, just below the horizon line, a small flat-bottomed b...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jan 1918
Extent:
1 b&w silver gelatin print