Bostam — The Shaking Minaret. Photographer: Watson, John Williams
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Genre: Architectural Photography View looking towards the tower, with a group of curious onlookers in the right foreground: 'The famous shaking minaret was next visited and two men shook it with the result that a brick set on edge fell down. It is about forty feet high, composed of brickwork an...
Bostam — The Shaking Minaret. Photographer: Watson, John Williams
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking towards the tower, with a group of curious onlookers in the right foreground: 'The famous shaking minaret was next visited and two men shook it with the result that a brick set on edge fell down. It is about forty feet high, composed of brickwork an...
Political No. 12 of 1875, Forwarding Papers Relating to the Affairs of Oman
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This item consists of a copy of a Political Letter from the Government of India’s Foreign Department to the Secretary of State for India, dated 22 January 1875 (received by the India Office’s Political Department on 15 February 1875, and answered on 5 March 1875), forwarding copies of corresponde...
Political No. 1 of 1875, Forwarding a Copy of Correspondence on the Subject of Interpreters to be Employed on the East Coast of Africa
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This item consists of a copy of a Political Letter from the Government of India’s Foreign Department to the Secretary of State for India, dated 1 January 1875 (received by the India Office on 25 January 1875, with a copy sent to the Foreign Office on 20 February 1875), forwarding a copy of corres...
Secret No. 4 of 1875, Regarding Publicity at Aden and Bombay for the Scheme for the Supply of Interpreters on the East Coast of Africa
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This item consists of a copy of a Secret Letter from the Government of India’s Foreign Department to the Secretary of State for India, dated 15 January 1875 (received by the India Office Political Department on 8 February 1875). The Secret Letter is in reference to the Secretary of State for Indi...
General No. 6 of 1882, Correspondence Concerning a Proposal to Retain the Services of Assistant Surgeon Abd-ur-Rahim in the Political Department
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This item consists of a General Despatch with enclosures from the Government of India’s Foreign Department to the Secretary of State for India, Number 6 of 1882, dated 20 February 1882. The enclosures date from 20 June 1878 to 14 October 1881 and concern the replacement of the Assistant Surgeon ...