'Lord Curzon going to Address Hall, Maskat.' Photographer: Unknown
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- 'Lord Curzon going to Address Hall, Maskat.' Photographer: Unknown
- Date:
- 1903/1903
- Description:
- Genre/Subject Matter:Street scene in Muscat in November 1903. Lord Curzon, in left foreground, wearing a pith helmet, walks to the Address Hall to make an official address. In the background, a banner reads ‘Welcome’. Gas lamps and flags, including a Union flag, are visible at left, while at right palm fronds line the way. A European group appears to be forming a procession behind Lord Curzon, while several Arab or Indian soldiers wearing turbans are visible, albeit out of focus, in the foreground at right.The text of the speeches made by Mr Parshotam Dhanji and Lord Curzon can be read in: John Gordon Lorimer, ‘Appendix P: Cruise of His Excellency Lord Curzon, Viceroy and Governor-General of India, in the Persian Gulf’ in Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf, 'Omān, and Central Arabia, Vol. I Historical Part II, (Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1915), pp. 2628-2630Inscriptions:Ink, below image: 'Lord Curzon going to Address Hall, Maskat.'1 b&w silver gelatin printDimensions:104 x 148 mmCondition:The print is in good condition, though the mounting paper is heavily foxed and crumbling.Foliation:‘6’Process:Silver gelatin
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Photograph
- Type (Narrower):
- Photographs
- Type (Broader):
- Image
- Extent:
- 1 b&w silver gelatin print
- Rights:
- Open Government Licence
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100024111424.0x000018_ar
81055/vdc_100024111424.0x000018_en
Photo 49/1/6 - Is part of:
- British Library: Visual Arts