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Photo 112(1)
- Record Id:
- 040-003047790
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003047789
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100023825578.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100026189575.0x000002
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Photo 112(1)
- Title:
- 'The Sultan interested in the tanks after the demonstration' by Sport & General Press Agency, London
- Scope & Content:
-
Genre/Subject Matter:
This scene, captured at Aldershot during an official visit of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, Āl Sa‘īd, Sa‘īd ibn Taymūr, to Britain, shows the Sultan (right of image, looking towards the tank) and two of his men: ‘Abd al-Munim bin Yusuf al-Zawauri, Secretary to the Sultan and Hilal bin Badr, aide-de-camp (ADC) to the Sultan (directly behind the Sultan at right).
The tank that takes up most of the image is most likely a Vickers Medium tank Mark II, with the rear opening facing the photographer. Various markings on the rear of the tank and an externally projecting plate read: ‘2R Tanks’; ‘T’; ‘46’; ‘A’; ‘ME 9924’.
At least two film cameras are being operated in the background: immediately behind the tank and at right behind the group of men accompanying the Sultan.
Inscriptions:
Verso:
Ink: ‘Photo 112/1’
Ink stamp, blue: ‘This photograph must not be reproduced in any form without our official permit.’
Typescript on paper label: ‘The Sultan of Muscat and Oman visits Aldershot and witnesses a tank demonstration from Miles Hill. 565001. The Sultan interested in the tanks after the demonstration. S. &. G. 1/4/38. G.B.’
Pencil: ‘The two Omanis in the photograph are: ‘Abd al Munim bin Yusuf al-Zawauri, Secretary to the Sultan (the tall one) and ‘Hilal bin Badr’, ADC to Sultan’
Ink stamp, blue: ‘Sport & General Press Agency. Limited. London.’
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Project / Collection:
- Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003047789
040-003047790 - Is part of:
- Photo 112 : Visit of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman to England
Photo 112(1) : 'The Sultan interested in the tanks after the demonstration' by Sport & General Press Agency, London - Hierarchy:
- 032-003047789[0001]/040-003047790
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Photo 112
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 loose b&w photographic print
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100026189575.0x000002
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1938
- End Date:
- 1938
- Date Range:
- 1 Apr 1938
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
-
Dimensions:
207 x 254 mm
Condition:
The print is in good condition, with slight creases in sky area.
Foliation:
‘1’
Process:
Silver gelatin
- Material Type:
- Photographs
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)