Manners and customs, Manners and customs--Egypt--Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918--Portraits, People
The photograph portrays two sāīs (سايس). This traditional term refers to those handymen workers who were originally responsible for the care of... Show moreThe photograph portrays two sāīs (سايس). This traditional term refers to those handymen workers who were originally responsible for the care of horses and donkeys but that were also employed as guards and messengers. The men are photographed in a typical portrait pose in front of an oriel window (Mashrabiya). Title from recto, date devised. The photograph is signed and numbered on the negative: J. P. Sebah, 288. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2017.0037 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24446749 BIB-ID: 2537219 Show less
Photographs comprise views of Tbilisi, including Kura River and the Botanical Garden. Photographs of Bukhara, of Bukhara Emir's Horse, of Samarkand... Show morePhotographs comprise views of Tbilisi, including Kura River and the Botanical Garden. Photographs of Bukhara, of Bukhara Emir's Horse, of Samarkand and of the Shah-i Zindah. Portrait of a cossack; views of Geok Tepe ruins, and a fortified village in Transcaucasia. View of the Goudimoff Gorge [?], of Askhanaour [?], of Vladikavkaz, and oil railway wagons. Pictures of the Darial Gorge, of the Castle of Queen Tamara, and Terek River. Views of the Georgian Military Highway: Mount Elbrus, Gudauri, of Mount Kazbegi, Mleta, Mtskheta, Sion, the Aragvi River, Ananuri, and a Fort. 1. Tiflis. Fleuve Koura; Jardin Botanique -- 2. Bokhara; Bokhara (Cheval de l'Emir); Samarkand; Samarkand (Shah-i-Simdah). -- 3a. Cosaque; Ruines de Geok Tèpè; Village fortifié en Transcaucasie -- 3b. Défilé de Goudimoff [sic]; Askhanaour [sic]; Vladicaucase; Wagons pétrolier -- 4a. Défilé du Darial; Chateau de la Reine Thamar; Le Térek -- 4b. Route Militaire Georgienne. L'Elbrouz; Goudaour; Le Kazbeck -- 5a. Route Militaire Georgienne. Mlet; Msket; Sion -- 5b. Route Militaire Georgienne. Mlet; Rivière Aragvi; Ananour; Fortesse. Title and date devised by Library staff. Photographs are pasted by four on a 5 large board, two boards with 4 prints (recto only) and 3 boards with 8 prints (recto/verso). Sheets were probably part of a larger album. Most of the photographs are captioned in ink on the mount. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0041 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23128276 BIB-ID: 2451004 Show less
Diplomatic and consular services, Diplomatic and consular services--Cairo (Egypt)--Photographs, Furnishings, Orientalism, Islamic architecture
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Manuscript caption on the mount. On the verso manuscript initials "M.G.B." Main Heritage Compact... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. Manuscript caption on the mount. On the verso manuscript initials "M.G.B." Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0023-0003 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26375369 BIB-ID: 2815715 Show less
Diplomatic and consular services, Diplomatic and consular services--Cairo (Egypt)--Photographs, Courtyard houses, Courtyard houses--Egypt--Photographs, Islamic architecture
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Manuscript caption on the mount. On the verso manuscript initials "M.G.B." Main Heritage Compact... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. Manuscript caption on the mount. On the verso manuscript initials "M.G.B." Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0023-0004 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26375394 BIB-ID: 2815718 Show less
Diplomatic and consular services, Diplomatic and consular services--Cairo (Egypt)--Photographs, Courtyard houses, Courtyard houses--Egypt--Photographs, Islamic architecture
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Manuscript caption on the mount. On the verso manuscript initials "M.G.B." Main Heritage Compact... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. Manuscript caption on the mount. On the verso manuscript initials "M.G.B." Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0023-0005 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26375485 BIB-ID: 2815721 Show less
Diplomatic and consular services, Diplomatic and consular services--Cairo (Egypt)--Photographs, Courtyard houses, Courtyard houses--Egypt--Photographs, Islamic architecture
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Manuscript caption on the mount. On the verso manuscript initials "M.G.B." Main Heritage Compact... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. Manuscript caption on the mount. On the verso manuscript initials "M.G.B." Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0023-0006 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26375497 BIB-ID: 2815722 Show less
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Manuscript caption on the mount. On the verso manuscript initials "M.G.B." Main Heritage Compact... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. Manuscript caption on the mount. On the verso manuscript initials "M.G.B." Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0023-0001 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26375321 BIB-ID: 2815713 Show less
Courtyard houses, Courtyard houses--Egypt--Photographs, Diplomatic and consular services, Diplomatic and consular services--Cairo (Egypt)--Photographs, Islamic architecture
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Manuscript caption on the mount. On the verso manuscript initials "M.G.B." Main Heritage Compact... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. Manuscript caption on the mount. On the verso manuscript initials "M.G.B." Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0023-0002 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26375345 BIB-ID: 2815714 Show less
Title and date devised by Library staff. Photographer stamp "Editions Mars. Photo Flandrin, Casablanca" on the back of the print. Manuscript note... Show moreTitle and date devised by Library staff. Photographer stamp "Editions Mars. Photo Flandrin, Casablanca" on the back of the print. Manuscript note on the verso of the print "Porteuse de pain". Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0011-0015 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23706260 BIB-ID: 2525756 Show less
View of the the Custom and Excise Office and of the port of Baghdad from the riverbank. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Written on... Show moreView of the the Custom and Excise Office and of the port of Baghdad from the riverbank. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Written on the front of the card "The steps in the above picture are those up which the Kurdish coolies carry bales weighing a ton [...]". Written on the back of the card: [Addressed to: ] Mr. R. H. Smith S.S. Oriana c/o Messes. Dunn & Co. Ship Agents. Durban. S. Africa. Postmark of the Indian Postage on back of card. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2016.0089-0002 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23697982 BIB-ID: 2524611 Show less
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Postcard number 1010. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2016.0089-0007 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23703246 ... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. Postcard number 1010. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2016.0089-0007 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23703246 BIB-ID: 2524736 Show less
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Written on the front of the card "25.5.05 Where we take Coffee! Tunis Silvia". Written on the back... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. Written on the front of the card "25.5.05 Where we take Coffee! Tunis Silvia". Written on the back of the card: [Addressed to: ] Mr. Pearce. Carlton Villa. Tornpoint. Cornwall. Angleterre. Postmark of the Regence de Tunis Postage on back of card. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2016.0089-0003 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23702576 BIB-ID: 2524682 Show less
Portrait of the Shah of Persia, Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Written on the front of the card "Épinal... Show morePortrait of the Shah of Persia, Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Written on the front of the card "Épinal le 26 Juillet 1900. Je ne toublie pas mon cher Maurice et je pense avec plaisir que tu es au repas et que tu respirera [sic.] le bon air des Monts dAuvergne ; la chaleur doit être plus supportable que dans nos contrées ; nous restons enfermés pendant la journée [...] et ce nest que le soir quon respire un peu mieux. Je passe une partie de mon temps à lire [...] traduit de langlaise par M.me de Watt et jai beaucoup de livres en prévision. [..] La chaleur vous mate et vous rend presque incapable dagir. [...] mon cher ami [...] mon bon baiser chez ta mère [...] Ton cher ami A.G.". Written on the back of the card: [Addressed to: ] Monsieur Maurice Sognet. Splendide Villa. Mont-Dore. Puy de Dôme. Postmark of the France Postage on back of card. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2016.0089-0004 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23702734 BIB-ID: 2524700 Show less
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Manuscript tilte and stamp "L. OLLIVIER PHOTOGRAPHIE 6, Rue de Seine, PARIS" - probably the... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. Manuscript tilte and stamp "L. OLLIVIER PHOTOGRAPHIE 6, Rue de Seine, PARIS" - probably the distributor - on the verso of the print. The photograph is numbered 324 in the negative. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0012-0003 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23706302 BIB-ID: 2525760 Show less
Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages, Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages--Syria, Parades & processions, Parades & processions--Syria--1900-1910--Photographs
The photograph shows the Maḥmal al-ḥajj al-Shāmī passing through the streets of al-Maydān neighborhood. Suleiman Hakim was one of the few Muslim... Show moreThe photograph shows the Maḥmal al-ḥajj al-Shāmī passing through the streets of al-Maydān neighborhood. Suleiman Hakim was one of the few Muslim photographers active in the Middle East. He set up a studio in Damascus in the 1870s and produced images for the tourist market. Title from item. Date devised from Library staff. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2016.0094-0001 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23708888 BIB-ID: 2525813 Show less
Musical instruments, Musical instruments--Morocco, Women
Photograph showing a young girl with a tambourine. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Manuscript tilte on the verso of the print. The... Show morePhotograph showing a young girl with a tambourine. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Manuscript tilte on the verso of the print. The photograph is numbered 305 in the negative. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0012-0004 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23706314 BIB-ID: 2525761 Show less
Title from item. Date devised by Library staff. Photograph captioned, numbered (6260) and signed "P.Z." Oval blindstamp in lower left corner reads;... Show moreTitle from item. Date devised by Library staff. Photograph captioned, numbered (6260) and signed "P.Z." Oval blindstamp in lower left corner reads; "A. C. Champagne, 180 Rue de Rivoli, Paris". Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2015.0007-0094 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23693356 BIB-ID: 2523798 Show less
Title from item. Date devised by Library staff. Photograph captioned, numbered (15,124) and signed "P.Z." Oval blindstamp in lower left corner... Show moreTitle from item. Date devised by Library staff. Photograph captioned, numbered (15,124) and signed "P.Z." Oval blindstamp in lower left corner reads; "A. C. Champagne, 180 Rue de Rivoli, Paris". Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2015.0007-0095 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i2369287x BIB-ID: 2523781 Show less
Title from item. Date devised by Library staff. Photograph captioned, numbered (15138) and signed "P.Z." Oval blindstamp in lower left corner reads... Show moreTitle from item. Date devised by Library staff. Photograph captioned, numbered (15138) and signed "P.Z." Oval blindstamp in lower left corner reads; "A. C. Champagne, 180 Rue de Rivoli, Paris". Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2015.0007-0098 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i2369290x BIB-ID: 2523784 Show less
Title from item. Date devised by Library staff. Photograph captioned, numbered (6241) and signed "P.Z." Oval blindstamp in lower left corner reads;... Show moreTitle from item. Date devised by Library staff. Photograph captioned, numbered (6241) and signed "P.Z." Oval blindstamp in lower left corner reads; "A. C. Champagne, 180 Rue de Rivoli, Paris". Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2015.0007-0093 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23690215 BIB-ID: 2523626 Show less