People, People--Jiddah (Saudi Arabia)--Portraits, Manners and customs, Manners and customs--Jiddah (Saudi Arabia), Street-food vendors, Town criers, Shipowners--Guilds
Collection of three full-length seated portraits of local people from Jeddah, including a group portrait of the Sheikh - leader - of the ... Show moreCollection 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 holding a tray with stalks, and a man described as a “crier and broker” with his mouth open as if in the act of calling out. The photographs were probably taken by Snouck Hurgronje in Jedda between 1884 and 1885. Photographs were taken in a courtyard-like space with foliage and pots visible in the background. Title and date from item. Plate no. 24 in Bilder-Atlas zu Mekka (Haag : Martinus Nijhoff, 1888-1889).The plate is numbered (XXIV) and each collotype is titled in German under the image. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.02074-0024 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26517334 BIB-ID: 2831622 Show less
Postcard showing the Kursaal Casino and Music Hall, which was on Alfi Bey Street in the Ezbekiyya district of Cairo. Title from item, date devised... Show morePostcard showing the Kursaal Casino and Music Hall, which was on Alfi Bey Street in the Ezbekiyya district of Cairo. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. On the verso: "Serie 645. Edit.The Cairo Post-Card Trust - Ph. N. 831".Postally unused. Manuscript notes on the verso. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0072 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26826021 BIB-ID: 2854721 Show less
Street photography, Architecture, Architecture--Iraq, Bazaars (Markets)
Title and date devised by Library staff. Plate number 140. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0001-0040 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i21939779 BIB-ID:... Show moreTitle and date devised by Library staff. Plate number 140. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0001-0040 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i21939779 BIB-ID: 2345446 Show less
Street photography, Architecture, Architecture--Iraq
Title and date devised by Library staff. Plate number 141. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0001-0041 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i21939883 BIB-ID:... Show moreTitle and date devised by Library staff. Plate number 141. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0001-0041 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i21939883 BIB-ID: 2345471 Show less
Street photography, Ethnic costume, Ethnic costume--Arab countries, History
Title and date devised by Library staff Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0001-0035 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i21912993 BIB-ID: 2345366 Show moreTitle and date devised by Library staff Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0001-0035 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i21912993 BIB-ID: 2345366 Show less
Title and date devised by Library staff. Plate number 136. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0001-0036 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i21939330 BIB-ID:... Show moreTitle and date devised by Library staff. Plate number 136. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0001-0036 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i21939330 BIB-ID: 2345434 Show less
Title and date devised by Library staff. Plate number 137. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0001-0037 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i21939421 BIB-ID:... Show moreTitle and date devised by Library staff. Plate number 137. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0001-0037 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i21939421 BIB-ID: 2345438 Show less
Street photography, Bookstores, Bookstores--Arabian Peninsula--Photographs
Title and date devised by Library staff. Plate number 138. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0001-0038 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i21939470 BIB-ID:... Show moreTitle and date devised by Library staff. Plate number 138. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0001-0038 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i21939470 BIB-ID: 2345442 Show less
The place where the photograph was taken is likely to be either Barsa or al-Zubayr. One of the clobbers is looking right into the camera. The... Show moreThe place where the photograph was taken is likely to be either Barsa or al-Zubayr. One of the clobbers is looking right into the camera. The photographer established here a direct relationship with his subject; this approach, typical of modern street photography, highlights the different attitude of the Twentieth-century photographer against the classic orientalist artificial shooting of the previous century. The foreign photographer, we assume him to be a British officer working for the Arab Bureau, is no more a fleeting traveller, but rather a permanent actor that is now immerse in the local reality. Which might have been the feelings of local towards this new actor is somehow a matter that goes beyond the photographic field. Still, the look the protagonist of this shoot reserves to the camera tells us a story, a glimpse into a turning point time in Middle East history and politics. Title and date devised by Library staff. Plate number 133. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0001-0039 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i21939676 BIB-ID: 2345444 Show less
The photograph shows a tramway and a group of people on the street of Algiers. On the right the Cafe de la Station, the train station coffeehouse. T... Show moreThe photograph shows a tramway and a group of people on the street of Algiers. On the right the Cafe de la Station, the train station coffeehouse. Title and date devised. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2017.0064 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24468101 BIB-ID: 2537251 Show less
