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31. Photo 496/6(45)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 496/6(45)
Title:
Ahwaz: Karun River. Photographer: Rev. Edwin Aubrey Storrs-Fox
Scope & Content:
View across the Karun river at Ahwaz [Ahvaz]. A small child stands naked on the bank with an older boy, who is kneeling. Various bundles of cloth are strewn on bank around the boys’ feet. In the distant background a herd of animals is being led to water by several men. Behind them a large, long ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Apr 1917
Extent:
1 b&w silver gelatin print

32. Photo 496/6(11)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 496/6(11)
Title:
Mathra. Photographer: Rev. Edwin Aubrey Storrs-Fox
Scope & Content:
This image shows Mathra and part of the bay behind it. In the far distance at centre a settlement, perhaps Muscat itself, lines the shore. A fortified castle or tower can be seen on the near side of the bay, atop a steep rocky hill. Rocky outcrops descend from left and right to centre of the i...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jan 1918
Extent:
1 b&w silver gelatin print

33. Photo 496/6(28)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 496/6(28)
Title:
Bahrein. Photographer: Rev. Edwin Aubrey Storrs-Fox
Scope & Content:
View in Bahrein (Bahrain), showing two European (probably British) men and one Arab man mounted on donkeys and standing in front of a whitewashed building. The man in the background wears a sash and sits side-saddle on his donkey. At right a group of men stand watching. Another man is partially ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Feb 1918
Extent:
1 b&w silver gelatin print

34. Photo 496/6(33)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 496/6(33)
Title:
Bushire. Photographer: Rev. Edwin Aubrey Storrs-Fox
Scope & Content:
View of a well at Bushire. An ox at left draws on a rope that is presumably pulling water up from the depths. A man stands behind the ox. At left a band of faded area in the image has been sketched in with graphite pencil. Inscriptions: Lower left, below image, in pen: ‘Bushire.’ Upper lef...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Feb 1918
Extent:
1 b&w silver gelatin print

35. Photo 496/6(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 496/6(1)
Title:
Karachi: S. S. Dumra (Gulf Mail). Photographer: Rev. Edwin Aubrey Storrs-Fox
Scope & Content:
This scene, likely taken from on board ship, shows the steamship Dumra, which carried mail to and from the Persian Gulf. Although a port is not visible, it is likely that the steam ship is at anchor, since there are at least five other, smaller vessels alongside her. A vertical rope and knot a...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jan 1917
Extent:
1 b&w silver gelatin print

36. Photo 496/6(15)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 496/6(15)
Title:
Linga: Boat Basin & 'Badghirs.' Photographer: Rev. Edwin Aubrey Storrs-Fox
Scope & Content:
View in Linga [Lingeh] in the harbour. A large group stands on the quay walls at left. Several boats are moored in the background at right. At least six wind towers (badghirs) can be seen rising above the low-lying buildings along the quay from left to right. Inscriptions: Lower left, below im...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jan 1918
Extent:
1 b&w silver gelatin print

37. Photo 496/6(7)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 496/6(7)
Title:
Muscat. Photographer: Rev. Edwin Aubrey Storrs-Fox
Scope & Content:
This scene shows a built up area of Muscat at the foot of an outcrop near the Al-Mirani or Al-Jalali fort. The fort’s defensive structures and three main towers are visible along the horizon while several other structures are visible in the fore- and middle-ground. At left is a crumbling wal...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jan 1918
Extent:
1 b&w silver gelatin print

38. Photo 496/6(27)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 496/6(27)
Title:
Bahrein. Photographer: Rev. Edwin Aubrey Storrs-Fox
Scope & Content:
View showing three pack donkeys being fed in Bahrein (Bahrain). Several men stand and squat alongside the donkeys. In the background a semi-ruined structure is visible. Inscriptions: Lower left, below image, in pen: ‘Bahrein.’ Upper left, above image, in pencil, crossed-out: ‘a’ Lower right...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Feb 1918
Extent:
1 b&w silver gelatin print

39. Photo 496/6(13)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 496/6(13)
Title:
Bundar Abbas: 'Englishman's Hat' (Custom House). Photographer: Rev. Edwin Aubrey Storrs-Fox
Scope & Content:
View towards the custom house at Bundar Abbas [Bandar Abbas], the large crenellated building in the background. In the foreground men and boys stand along the quays engaged in the loading and unloading of bundles. Inscriptions: Lower left, below image, in pen: ‘'Bundar Abbas.’ Lower right, b...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
May 1917
Extent:
1 b&w silver gelatin print

40. Photo 496/6(37)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 496/6(37)
Title:
Koweit. Photographer: Rev. Edwin Aubrey Storrs-Fox
Scope & Content:
View of an urban area of Koweit [Kuwait], with a group of men seated and standing on the left. In the background stone buildings give way to reed-mat covered awnings, especially at right. Inscriptions: Lower left, below image, in pen: ‘Koweit.’ Upper left, above image, in pencil, crossed-out...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Feb 1918
Extent:
1 b&w silver gelatin print