Photographs showing a richly ornamented interior scene in the bridal chamber and a bridegroom sitting on the throne. The photographs were taken by the Meccan doctor and photographer al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffar (active in 1880s) between 1886 and 1889., Title from caption list in portfolio. Date from i ...

Photographs showing a richly ornamented interior scene in the bridal chamber and a bridegroom sitting on the throne. The photographs were taken by the Meccan doctor and photographer al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffar (active in 1880s) between 1886 and 1889., Title from caption list in original portfolio. Da ...

Photograph showing pilgrims with tents, camels, and livestock gathered in the Mina Valley near Mecca during the Hajj. A mosque is in the background. The photograph was taken the Meccan doctor and photographer al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffar (active in 1880s) between 1886 and 1889., Title from caption lis ...

Photograph showing pilgrims with tents, camels, and livestock gathered at the rest station of Arafat during the Hajj. The photograph was taken the Meccan doctor and photographer al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffar (active in 1880s) between 1886 and 1889., Title from caption list in portfolio. Date from item. ...

Photograph showing pilgrims with tents, camels, and livestock gathered at the rest station of Arafat during the Hajj. The photograph was taken the Meccan doctor and photographer al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffar (active in 1880s) between 1886 and 1889., Title from caption list in original portfolio. Date f ...

Collection of four full-length seated portraits of sayyids and other distinguished people in Mecca, such as the muezzin and the scribe of the Grand Sharif of Mecca. Both the sayyids hold the hilt of a sheathed scimitar in their left hand, while the muezzin has an umbrella; the scribe is posing with ...

Group portrait showing a merchant, possibly the Grand Sharif's permanent representative in Jeddah, and his Circassian slave. The photograph was probably taken between 1884 and 1885 in Jeddah. The negative has had handwork applied and the original background has been substituted completely., Title an ...

Group portrait showing an Indian merchant and three Turkish officials as well as a young boy. The photograph was probably taken in 1885. The original background has been substituted completely and as well as parts of the rug on which they are standing and seated., Title and date from item. Plate no. ...

View over the city of Mecca showing the neighbourhoods of Suq al-Layl and Al Qushashiyah, probably taken from the Jabal Abu Qubays. Photograph is the right section of a four part panorama which includes Plates II, III and IV. The photograph was taken the Meccan doctor and photographer al-Sayyid ʻAb ...

Collection of three full-length seated portraits of local people from Jeddah, including a group portrait of the Sheikh - leader - of the “boatpeople” and his fellow guild members - probably people working or menaging the port of Jeddah, the main port of arrival for pilgrims -, a sweet seller ho ...

Collection on photographs taken by the Austrian photographer Charles Scolik who embarked on a journey to the Middle East with other members of the Leipzig Orientalist Society during the summer of 1894. The portfolios includes one portait of the fellow travellers as well as views of Corfu (1), Palest ...