The photograph was taken the Meccan doctor and photographer al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffar (active in 1880s) between 1886 and 1889. Title from caption... Show moreThe 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. Plate no. 6 in Bilder aus Mekka (Leiden : E. J. Brill, 1889). The plate is numbered (V). The negative has handwork applied. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2017.0273-0006 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26533509 BIB-ID: 2831980 Show less
The photograph was taken the Meccan doctor and photographer al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffar (active in 1880s) between 1886 and 1889. Title from caption... Show moreThe 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 from original item. Plate no. 6 in Bilder aus Mekka (Leiden : E. J. Brill, 1889). The plate is numbered (V). The negative has handwork applied. The print has manuscript annotations in Arabic “مكة المكرمة”. The print has stamped above the image "N.B.P[?]. Graafland Ned.[erlands] Handel [illegible] Soerabaja", probably related to some library, archive or private collection in Surabaya, capital of the Dutch East Indies from the 18th century until the mid-20th century. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.11014-0004 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26540782 BIB-ID: 2832163 Show less
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... Show moreView 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 ʻAbd al-Ghaffar (active in 1880s) between 1886 and 1889. Title from caption list in original portfolio. Date from original item. Plate no. 5 in Bilder aus Mekka (Leiden : E. J. Brill, 1889). The plate is numbered (V). Erased Arabic description and signature “Photography by al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffar, doctor in Mecca” in the upper and lower part of the print. Manuscript annotation in Arabic under the print “مكة المكرمة”. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.11014-0003 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26540770 BIB-ID: 2832162 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
This image shows a view over the city of Mecca with its traditional buildings from an elevated position east of the Masjid al-Haram. Photograph is... Show moreThis image shows a view over the city of Mecca with its traditional buildings from an elevated position east of the Masjid al-Haram. Photograph is the right center section of a four part panorama which includes Plates II, III, and V. The photograph was taken the Meccan doctor and photographer al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffar (active in 1880s) between 1886 and 1887. Title from caption list in original portfolio. Date from original item. Plate no. 4 in Bilder aus Mekka (Leiden : E. J. Brill, 1889). The plate is numbered (IV). Erased Arabic description and signature “Photography by al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffar, doctor in Mecca” in the upper and lower part of the print. Manuscript annotation in Arabic under the print "مكة المكرمة". Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.11014-0002 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i2341408x BIB-ID: 2788811 Show less
This image shows a view over the city of Mecca with its traditional buildings from an elevated position east of the Masjid al-Haram. Photograph is... Show moreThis image shows a view over the city of Mecca with its traditional buildings from an elevated position east of the Masjid al-Haram. Photograph is the right center section of a four part panorama which includes Plates II, III, and V. The photograph was taken the Meccan doctor and photographer al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffar (active in 1880s) between 1886 and 1887. Title from caption list in portfolio. Date from item. Plate no. 4 in Bilder aus Mekka (Leiden : E. J. Brill, 1889). The plate is numbered (IV). Erased Arabic description and signature “Photography by al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffar, doctor in Mecca” in the upper and lower part of the print. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2017.0273-0004 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24553943 BIB-ID: 2501843 Show less
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... Show moreView 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 ʻAbd al-Ghaffar (active in 1880s) between 1886 and 1889. Title from caption list in portfolio. Date from item. Plate no. 5 in Bilder aus Mekka (Leiden : E. J. Brill, 1889). The plate is numbered (V). Erased Arabic description and signature “Photography by al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffar, doctor in Mecca” in the upper and lower part of the print. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2017.0273-0005 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24553955 BIB-ID: 2624938 Show less
دار الصياد (بيروت، لبنان), Buildings, Buildings--Qatar, Health care, Health care--Qatar, Hospitals, Hospitals--1970-1980--Dawḥah (Qatar), History
Title from the item. There is a stamp in Arabic at the back of the photograph stating that the photo is part of the Archives of Dār al-Ṣayyād... Show moreTitle from the item. There is a stamp in Arabic at the back of the photograph stating that the photo is part of the Archives of Dār al-Ṣayyād Publishing House. Photograph n. 322. Hospitals. Qatar. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2015.0010-0763 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24509498 BIB-ID: 2622443 Show less
Buildings, Buildings--qatar, Education, Education--Qatar, History
Title from the item, date devised. Teachers College was established in 1967 to overcome the problem of lack of national teachers, but it was closed... Show moreTitle from the item, date devised. Teachers College was established in 1967 to overcome the problem of lack of national teachers, but it was closed in 1980 after the establishment of Qatar University. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2015.0010-0095 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23893187 BIB-ID: 2553240 Show less
دار الصياد (بيروت، لبنان), Buildings, Buildings--Qatar, History
Title from the item. There is a stamp in Arabic at the back of the photograph stating that the photo is part of the Archives of Dār al-Ṣayyād... Show moreTitle from the item. There is a stamp in Arabic at the back of the photograph stating that the photo is part of the Archives of Dār al-Ṣayyād Publishing House. Photograph n. 395. Qatar, structure. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2015.0010-0968 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24916341 BIB-ID: 2667915 Show less
دار الصياد (بيروت، لبنان), Buildings, Buildings--Qatar, Media, Television, Radio, History
There is a stamp in Arabic at the back of the photograph stating that the photo is part of the Archives of Dār al-Ṣayyād Publishing House.... Show moreThere is a stamp in Arabic at the back of the photograph stating that the photo is part of the Archives of Dār al-Ṣayyād Publishing House. Photograph n. 421 Television, Qatar. Title and date from item. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2015.0010-0061 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23886535 BIB-ID: 2539812 Show less