Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph shows the Bab Al-Khalq building that hosted the Egyptian National Library and... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph shows the Bab Al-Khalq building that hosted the Egyptian National Library and Archives from 1904 until 1971, together with the Dar Al-Athar Al-Arabiya; at the time of Sultan Hussein Kamel (d. 1917), this library was known as Sultanieh Library. Before that date, the National Library of Egypt—founded by the Khedive Isma’il Pasha in 1870 and originally designated as Kotub Khana or Khedieval Library— was housed in Darb al-Gamamiz. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2016.0089-0008 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23703271 BIB-ID: 2524740 Show less
Photograph shows a view of a caravan of dignitaries and soldiers with the palaquin (Mahmal) on its way to Mecca for the Hajj. Title and date from... Show morePhotograph shows a view of a caravan of dignitaries and soldiers with the palaquin (Mahmal) on its way to Mecca for the Hajj. Title and date from item. Plate 68 in "Bilder aus Palästina, Nord Arabien und dem Sinai" (Berlin : Dietrich Riemer, 1916). Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0105-0068 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23709339 BIB-ID: 2525840 Show less
The albums were compiled by Lieutenant A. K. G. Hogg during his service in British India and the Arabian Gulf between 1910 and 1914 under the... Show moreThe albums were compiled by Lieutenant A. K. G. Hogg during his service in British India and the Arabian Gulf between 1910 and 1914 under the British army. Photographs include views of the cities, harbours and nearby places, images of everyday life of the army and of the locals. There are various portraits of the Lieutenant and of his comrades. Vol. 1: At Karachi -- Ditto [sic] -- At Kala Kothi -- A.K.G.H -- At Tatta -- At Charula -- SRB -- Muscat -- Castle Muscat -- At Muscat -- Ba ra la -- Residency Muscat -- Straw at Muscat; vol. 2: Barrackpore. 1st June 1913 -- Lunch at Barrackpore. 1st June 1913 -- Mahommerah -- Bushire coolie 1914 -- In Persian Gulf 1914 -- S.S. “Ekbatana” in Shat-el-Arab River -- 2nd officer “Caledonia” -- 3rd officer Caledonia -- In bungalow compound -- At Bushire 1914 -- Bushire Custom House 1914 -- Thrashing board Bushire 1914 -- Public gallows Bushire 1914 -- Bahrein. Date and place of production from the item. Title devised by Library staff. Some photographs have manuscript captions. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2014.0028.01 2-D Graphic vol.1 Item-ID: i22091488 BIB-ID: 2364004 Show less
The albums were compiled by Lieutenant A. K. G. Hogg during his service in British India and the Arabian Gulf between 1910 and 1914 under the... Show moreThe albums were compiled by Lieutenant A. K. G. Hogg during his service in British India and the Arabian Gulf between 1910 and 1914 under the British army. Photographs include views of the cities, harbours and nearby places, images of everyday life of the army and of the locals. There are various portraits of the Lieutenant and of his comrades. Vol. 1: At Karachi -- Ditto [sic] -- At Kala Kothi -- A.K.G.H -- At Tatta -- At Charula -- SRB -- Muscat -- Castle Muscat -- At Muscat -- Ba ra la -- Residency Muscat -- Straw at Muscat; vol. 2: Barrackpore. 1st June 1913 -- Lunch at Barrackpore. 1st June 1913 -- Mahommerah -- Bushire coolie 1914 -- In Persian Gulf 1914 -- S.S. “Ekbatana” in Shat-el-Arab River -- 2nd officer “Caledonia” -- 3rd officer Caledonia -- In bungalow compound -- At Bushire 1914 -- Bushire Custom House 1914 -- Thrashing board Bushire 1914 -- Public gallows Bushire 1914 -- Bahrein. Date and place of production from the item. Title devised by Library staff. Some photographs have manuscript captions. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2014.0028.02 2-D Graphic vol.2 Item-ID: i2209149x BIB-ID: 2364004 Show less