Genre/Subject Matter:Street scene in Ahwaz [Ahvaz]. High stone walls at right and left extend into the distant background where a number of figures are walking. At far left a man walks towards the camera while at centre a man wearing European-style dress and a child walk alongside a donkey.Inscriptions:Lower left, below image, in pen: 'Ahwaz'Upper left, above image, in pencil, crossed-out: ‘a’Lower right, alongside image, in pencil: ‘43’Lower right, below image, in pen: ‘(April 1917)’1 b&w silver gelatin printDimensions:70 x 95 mmCondition:The image is in good condition.Foliation:'a'; '43'Process:Silver gelatin print
Genre/Subject Matter: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 fortified structure extends along the sky line.Inscriptions:Lower left, below image, in pen: 'Ahwaz'Upper left, above image, in pencil, crossed-out: ‘a’Lower right, alongside image, in pencil: ‘45’Lower right, below image, in pen: ‘Karun River.’, ‘(April 1917)’1 b&w silver gelatin printDimensions:70 x 95 mmCondition:The image is in good condition.Foliation:'a'; '43'Process:Silver gelatin print
Genre/Subject Matter: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 visible at far left.Inscriptions:Lower left, below image, in pen: ‘Bahrein.’Upper left, above image, in pencil, crossed-out: ‘b’Lower right, alongside image, in pencil: ‘28’Lower right, below image, in pen: ‘(Feb. 1918)’1 b&w silver gelatin printDimensions:71 x 95 mmCondition:The image is in good condition.Foliation:'b'; '28'Process:Silver gelatin print
Genre/Subject Matter: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, alongside image, in pencil: ‘27’Lower right, below image, in pen: ‘(Feb. 1918)’1 b&w silver gelatin printDimensions:70 x 96 mmCondition:The image is in good condition.Foliation:'a'; '27'Process:Silver gelatin print
Genre/Subject Matter:General view of the sea front in Bahrain, possibly at Manama. The horizon line is punctuated by various built structures before which a variety of dhows and other craft are moored, at anchor or pulled up along the shoreline.A large group of figures can be seen standing alongside a white-washed wall right of the centre of the image.A gravelly area to the left in the foreground indicates that the photograph was taken from land, not from on board ship.Inscriptions:Upper right, in pencil alongside image: 'b', '38'Below image, in pen: 'Bahrein'1 b&w albumen printDimensions:106 x 206 mmFormat:Albumen print on paperCondition:The print is in good condition with staining and light creasing in the sky area in the upper left corner and minor surface dirt throughout.Foliation:‘b’ (crossed out); ‘38’Process:Albumen print
Genre/Subject Matter:View in Bahrein (Bahrain) of the ‘Tombs’, burial mounds dating to the Dilmun, Umm an-Nar and later cultures. The mounds extend into the far distance. At left three men and two donkeys are just visible in the photograph.Inscriptions:Lower left, below image, in pen: ‘Bahrein.’Upper left, above image, in pencil, crossed-out: ‘a’Lower right, alongside image, in pencil: ‘29’Lower right, below image, in pen: ‘The Tombs’, ‘(Feb. 1918)’1 b&w silver gelatin printDimensions:70 x 96 mmCondition:The image is in good condition.Foliation:'a'; '29'Process:Silver gelatin print
Genre/Subject Matter:View in Bahrein (Bahrain) of the ‘Tombs’, burial mounds dating to the Dilmun, Umm an-Nar and later cultures. At right three donkeys are tethered, with a man standing alongside one of them. At centre a man appears to be kneeling, perhaps praying.Inscriptions:Lower left, below image, in pen: ‘Bahrein.’Upper left, above image, in pencil, crossed-out: ‘b’Lower right, alongside image, in pencil: ‘30’Lower right, below image, in pen: ‘The Tombs.’, ‘(Feb. 1918)’1 b&w silver gelatin printDimensions:70 x 96 mmCondition:The image is in good condition.Foliation:'b'; '30'Process:Silver gelatin print
Genre/Subject Matter:View in Bahrein (Bahrain) at the ‘Tombs’, burial mounds dating to the Dilmun, Umm an-Nar and later cultures, showing a partially open portal into one of the mounds. Two men stand at each side of the entrance. The man on the right wears a pith helmet and Western-style suit. The man at left wears a sash and black clothes and is the same figured pictured riding side-saddle on a donkey in the background of Photo 496/6/28.Inscriptions:Lower left, below image, in pen: ‘Bahrein.’Upper left, above image, in pencil, crossed-out: ‘a’Lower right, alongside image, in pencil: ‘31’Lower right, below image, in pen: ‘The Tombs.’, ‘(Feb. 1918)’1 b&w silver gelatin printDimensions:96 x 70 mmCondition:The image is in good condition.Foliation:'a'; '31'Process:Silver gelatin print
Genre/Subject MatterThis view, from an elevated position looking east, is taken from the roof of the British Residency at Bushire (Būshehr).The foreground is occupied by a courtyard, from which several doors and windows appear to lead to different compartments. In the left-most corner of the courtyard a figure can be seen emerging from one of the doors.Beyond the compound, in the middle-ground, there is a green area occupied by trees, including at least one palm.Upon close inspection much architectural detail can be observed, even in the far distance along the horizon. For instance, it is clear that the majority of the structures visible are flat-roofed dwellings with roof terraces protected by fencing, or by high parapets punctuated with latticed sections, allowing air to circulate.InscriptionsLower right, in pencil, alongside image: ‘84’Below image: ‘The Town looking East from British Residency. 23 Feb. 1902’1 photographic printDimensions:109 x 158 mm [landscape]Format:Materials:Condition:The image is slightly faded in the left of the image and ther are some small surface losses in the sky area. An elongated white mark at 50 mm from lower, 30 mm from right probably originates in the printing phase.Foliation:'84'Process:
Genre/Subject Matter:This photograph gives a general view of the settlement at Steamer Point, seen from the neighbouring hillside, with the government coaling station on the foreshore and the peninsula of Little Aden visible on the horizon beyond.The crescent of one to three storey buildings in the middleground was named after H. R. H. the Prince of Wales – according to Frederick Mercer Hunter, ‘in memory of his visit to the settlement in November 1875’ (p. 9). Hunter goes on to describe the facilities and features of this part of the settlement, including two hotels, a police station and the ‘residences of a few consuls’. Along the shoreline just left of the centre of the image, several horse and carriages are visible.To the far right of the image, the landing pier can be seen. Mercer describes this as ‘covered in by a cast-iron shed, with corrugated roof, where six twelve-pounder guns are placed for saluting purposes’. By dating the erection of the shed to 1876, Hunter establishes the likely date of this image as 1876 or later. Two large ships, at least one a three-master, can be seen at anchor. In the centre background of the image a further three-master can be seen beyond the farthest bluff.Inscriptions:In pencil, upper left corner adjacent to print: ‘11’1 albumen printDimensions:167 x 228 mm [landscape]Format:1 albumen print pasted to backing paper and mounted, folded between pp. 98-99Materials:Silver printing-out paper, albumen printCondition:The print is unevenly hand-cut. There is significant toning at all edges, extending inwards. Some spot toning extends even further towards the central fold.A stain 1.5 cm from upper and 2.5 cm from right is likely caused by pencil.Foliation:‘11’Process:Albumen print
Aerial photograph of Hodeida [Al Hudaydah, Yemen]. Photographer unknown. Prepared by naval staff in the Admiralty's Naval Intelligence Division.1 photographMaterials: 1 black and white photograph.Dimensions: 148 x 191mm, on sheet 202 x 328mm.
Genre/Subject MatterView in the ruins of Babylon (near Al Hillah), showing large crumbling sections of stone and walls in the fore- and middle-ground.InscriptionsInk, below image: 'Excavations in Babylon'Pencil, above image at right: ‘47’;’25’1 b&w silver gelatin printDimensions:154 x 188 mmCondition:The print is in good condition with minor surface dirt throughout.Foliation:‘47’