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Photo 430/4
- Record Id:
- 040-003082589
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 040-003082589
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100025862941.0x000580
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Photo 430/4
- Title:
-
Curzon Collection: 'Central Asia' and 'Turkish Arabia etc'. Photographer(s): Curzon, George Nathaniel
- Scope & Content:
-
Black half-leather album, 280x377mm, containing mounted prints with captions in Curzon's own hand. The titles are stamped in gold on both the front and back covers. The album is in two parts. Prints 1-15 are views of 'Central Asia' with a handwritten heading inside which reads 'Photographs of Central Asia (Transcaspea & Turkestan), 1888'. Some of these were used to illustrate his book Russia in Central Asia, a note below the relevant print gives the page number. In his Introduction Curzon thanks M. Lessar, former political attaché to the Russian Staff on the Afghan Boundary Commission, for the loan of some photographs. Prints 16-35 are views of 'Turkish Arabia etc' with a handwritten heading inside which reads 'Photographs of Turkish Arabia, mostly taken by self, 1889-90'. These prints are seen by turning the album over and reading back. There are also 8 loose views of Italy.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "040-003082589", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Photo 430/4: Curzon Collection: 'Central Asia' and 'Turkish Arabia etc'. Photographer(s): Curzon, George Nathaniel" },{ "id" : "041-003082590", "parent" : "040-003082589", "text" : "Photo 430/4(1): Embankment of Transcaspian Railway connecting Uzun Ada with mainland. Photographer: Unknown" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "041-003082591", "parent" : "040-003082589", "text" : "Photo 430/4(2): Station of Bacharden, Transcaspian Railway. Photographer: Unknown" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "041-003082592", "parent" : "040-003082589", "text" : "Photo 430/4(3): Station and Water-tower at Ashkabad. Photographer: Unknown" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "041-003082593", "parent" : "040-003082589", "text" : "Photo 430/4(4): Laying the Transcaspian Railway thro' the Turkman Atek. Photographer: Unknown" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "041-003082594", "parent" : "040-003082589", "text" : "Photo 430/4(5): [Laying the Transcaspian Railway] through Bokhara. Photographer: Unknown" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "041-003082595", "parent" : "040-003082589", "text" : "Photo 430/4(6): Carriage of working train, Transcaspian Railway. Photographer: Unknown" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "041-003082596", "parent" : "040-003082589", "text" : "Photo 430/4(7): Bridge over the Amu Daria (Oxus) at Charjui. Photographer: Unknown" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "041-003082597", "parent" : "040-003082589", "text" : "Photo 430/4(8): Station of Bahmi, Transcaspian Railway. Photographer: Unknown" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "041-003082598", "parent" : "040-003082589", "text" : "Photo 430/4(9): Station of Geok Tepe, Transcaspian Railway. Photographer: Unknown" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "041-003082599", "parent" : "040-003082589", "text" : "Photo 430/4(10): Wall and Gate of Bokhara. Photographer: Unknown" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "041-003082600", "parent" : "040-003082589", "text" : "Photo 430/4(11): Gate of Bokhara. Photographer: Unknown" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "041-003082601", "parent" : "040-003082589", "text" : "Photo 430/4(12): Exterior of Gur Amir (Tomb of Tamerlane), Samarkand. Photographer: Unknown" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "041-003082602", "parent" : "040-003082589", "text" : "Photo 430/4(13): Interior of Gur Amir (Tomb of Tamerlane), Samarkand. Photographer: Unknown" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "041-003082603", "parent" : "040-003082589", "text" : "Photo 430/4(14): Rahle (lectern) [or Kursi] in the court of Madressah-i-Bibi Kharum, Samarkand. Photographer: Unknown" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "041-003082604", "parent" : "040-003082589", "text" : "Photo 430/4(15): Ruins of Madressah-i-Bibi Khanum, Samarkand. Photographer: Unknown" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "041-003082605", "parent" : "040-003082589", "text" : "Photo 430/4(16): British Consulate at Busrah. Photographer: Curzon, George Nathaniel" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "041-003082606", "parent" : "040-003082589", "text" : "Photo 430/4(17): Mr Cunningham (of Messrs Gray, Paul & Co) going ashore in a bellam at Busrah. Photographer: Curzon, George Nathaniel" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "041-003082607", "parent" : "040-003082589", "text" : "Photo 430/4(18): Mrs Ravenshaw on steam launch at Busrah. Photographer: Curzon, George Nathaniel" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "041-003082608", "parent" : "040-003082589", "text" : "Photo 430/4(19): Banks of the Tigris, between Busrah & Baghdad. Photographer: Curzon, George Nathaniel" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "041-003082609", "parent" : "040-003082589", "text" : "Photo 430/4(20): Tomb of Ezra on the Tigris. Photographer: Curzon, George Nathaniel" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "041-003082610", "parent" : "040-003082589", "text" : "Photo 430/4(21): Tomb of Ezra, [Iraq]. Photographer: Curzon, George Nathaniel" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "041-003082611", "parent" : "040-003082589", "text" : "Photo 430/4(22): Tak-i-Kesra (Takht-i-Khosru), Ctesiphon. Photographer: Curzon, George Nathaniel" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "041-003082612", "parent" : "040-003082589", "text" : "Photo 430/4(23): [Another view of the Sassanid Palace, Ctesiphon.] Photographer: Curzon, George Nathaniel" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "041-003082613", "parent" : "040-003082589", "text" : "Photo 430/4(24): Seyid (brother of the Bahr-ul-Ulum of Nejef) on the bank of the Hinduja Canal, Jan 14 1890. Photographer: Curzon, George Nathaniel" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "041-003082614", "parent" : "040-003082589", "text" : "Photo 430/4(25): Arab attendant. Photographer: Curzon, George Nathaniel" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "041-003082615", "parent" : "040-003082589", "text" : "Photo 430/4(26): [Arab attendant.] Photographer: Curzon, George Nathaniel" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "041-003082616", "parent" : "040-003082589", "text" : "Photo 430/4(27): On the road to Babylon. Photographer: Curzon, George Nathaniel" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "041-003082617", "parent" : "040-003082589", "text" : "Photo 430/4(28): Tower of Birs Nimrud (Temple of Bel?) [at Borsippa]. Photographer: Curzon, George Nathaniel" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "041-003082618", "parent" : "040-003082589", "text" : "Photo 430/4(29): [Distant view of the Tower of Birs Nimrud at Borsippa]. Photographer: Curzon, George Nathaniel" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "041-003082619", "parent" : "040-003082589", "text" : "Photo 430/4(30): Ruin on the summit of Birs Nimrud, [Borsippa]. Photographer: Curzon, George Nathaniel" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "041-003082620", "parent" : "040-003082589", "text" : "Photo 430/4(31): Seyd Hasan Hakinzadeh of Kerbela, and his son Mehdi. This [print] was damaged in floating off, owing to gelatine paper. Photographer:…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "041-003082621", "parent" : "040-003082589", "text" : "Photo 430/4(32): Indo-European Telegraph Office at Fao on the Shat-el-Arab. Photographer: Unknown" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "041-003082622", "parent" : "040-003082589", "text" : "Photo 430/4(33): Baghdad and the Bridge of Boats. Photographer: Unknown" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "041-003082623", "parent" : "040-003082589", "text" : "Photo 430/4(34): The Bridge of Boats, Baghdad. Photographer: Unknown" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "041-003082624", "parent" : "040-003082589", "text" : "Photo 430/4(35): Panorama of Baghdad. Photographer: Unknown" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "041-003082625", "parent" : "040-003082589", "text" : "Photo 430/4(36): [Prints 36-43 are miscellaneous, commercially produced, topographical views of Italy by G. Sommer of Naples.]" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003082259
040-003082589 - Is part of:
- Photo 430 : Curzon Collection
Photo 430/4 : Curzon Collection: 'Central Asia' and 'Turkish Arabia etc'. Photographer(s): Curzon, George Nathaniel - Contains:
- Photo 430/4(1) : Embankment of Transcaspian Railway connecting Uzun Ada with mainland. Photographer: Unknown
Photo 430/4(2) : Station of Bacharden, Transcaspian Railway. Photographer: Unknown
Photo 430/4(3) : Station and Water-tower at Ashkabad. Photographer: Unknown
Photo 430/4(4) : Laying the Transcaspian Railway thro' the Turkman Atek. Photographer: Unknown
Photo 430/4(5) : [Laying the Transcaspian Railway] through Bokhara. Photographer: Unknown
Photo 430/4(6) : Carriage of working train, Transcaspian Railway. Photographer: Unknown
Photo 430/4(7) : Bridge over the Amu Daria (Oxus) at Charjui. Photographer: Unknown
Photo 430/4(8) : Station of Bahmi, Transcaspian Railway. Photographer: Unknown
Photo 430/4(9) : Station of Geok Tepe, Transcaspian Railway. Photographer: Unknown
Photo 430/4(10) : Wall and Gate of Bokhara. Photographer: Unknown
Photo 430/4(11) : Gate of Bokhara. Photographer: Unknown
Photo 430/4(12) : Exterior of Gur Amir (Tomb of Tamerlane), Samarkand. Photographer: Unknown
Photo 430/4(13) : Interior of Gur Amir (Tomb of Tamerlane), Samarkand. Photographer: Unknown
Photo 430/4(14) : Rahle (lectern) [or Kursi] in the court of Madressah-i-Bibi Kharum, Samarkand. Photographer: Unknown
Photo 430/4(15) : Ruins of Madressah-i-Bibi Khanum, Samarkand. Photographer: Unknown
Photo 430/4(16) : British Consulate at Busrah. Photographer: Curzon, George Nathaniel
Photo 430/4(17) : Mr Cunningham (of Messrs Gray, Paul & Co) going ashore in a bellam at Busrah. Photographer: Curzon, George Nathaniel
Photo 430/4(18) : Mrs Ravenshaw on steam launch at Busrah. Photographer: Curzon, George Nathaniel
Photo 430/4(19) : Banks of the Tigris, between Busrah & Baghdad. Photographer: Curzon, George Nathaniel
Photo 430/4(20) : Tomb of Ezra on the Tigris. Photographer: Curzon, George Nathaniel
Photo 430/4(21) : Tomb of Ezra, [Iraq]. Photographer: Curzon, George Nathaniel
Photo 430/4(22) : Tak-i-Kesra (Takht-i-Khosru), Ctesiphon. Photographer: Curzon, George Nathaniel
Photo 430/4(23) : [Another view of the Sassanid Palace, Ctesiphon.] Photographer: Curzon, George Nathaniel
Photo 430/4(24) : Seyid (brother of the Bahr-ul-Ulum of Nejef) on the bank of the Hinduja Canal, Jan 14 1890. Photographer: Curzon, George Nathaniel
Photo 430/4(25) : Arab attendant. Photographer: Curzon, George Nathaniel
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- 032-003082259[0004]/040-003082589
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Photo 430
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 36 items
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Techniques:
- Albumen Print
Photograph
Photographic Print
Silver Printing-Out Paper Print - Start Date:
- 1888
- End Date:
- 1890
- Date Range:
- 1888-1890
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Dimensions: 65 mm x 66 mm to 200 mm x 258 mm
- Source of Acquisition:
-
1976
- Material Type:
- Photographs
- Legal Status:
- Not Known
- Names:
- Curzon, George Nathaniel, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, politician and traveller, 1859-1925
- Subjects:
- Curzon Collection
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