Title | Damas depart de la caravane pour la Mecque Damascus: the palanquin departure to Mecca |
Subject | |
Description | 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 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 |
Contributor | Hakim Suleiman active between 1870 and 1910 (photographer.) |
Date | 1895, approximately 1895. |
Format | nonprojected graphic, photoprint, 1 photograph : albumen print ; 20.9 x 27.4 cm, unmediated, sheet |
Identifier | QNL:00011117 |
Language | fre |
Relation | Collection of Middle East early photographs |
Coverage | Syria, Syria, 1900-1910, Damascus (Syria) |
Rights | No Known Copyright |
Reference | Catalogue Link |