Title and date devised by Library staff. The photograph is numbered (17574, 255) and titled on the negative in Cyrillic at the bottom of the print. ... Show moreTitle and date devised by Library staff. The photograph is numbered (17574, 255) and titled on the negative in Cyrillic at the bottom of the print. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0018-0006 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26350488 BIB-ID: 2813656 Show less
Public relationsEnte nazionale italiano per il turismo, Public relationsFerrovie dello Stato, Tourism, Tourism--Libya--20th Century, Railroad companies, Railroad companies--Italian
Travel poster produced by Italian National Agency for Tourism in cooperation with the Italian State Railways promoting Tripoli and Libya as a... Show moreTravel poster produced by Italian National Agency for Tourism in cooperation with the Italian State Railways promoting Tripoli and Libya as a holiday destination. The poster is the view of the city from a terrace. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The poster is inscribed "Stem Torino" and "Aurizzata l'affissione dalla R. Questura di Torino" (Posting authorized by the Turin royal police headquarters). At the bottom of the poster "F.S", that is "Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane" (Italian State Railways) and "ENIT", that is 'Ente Nazionale italiano per il turismo" (Italian National Agency for Tourism). Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0166 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26221500 BIB-ID: 2802312 Show less
Public relationsSikak Ḥadīd al-Ḥukūmah al-ʻIrāqīyah, Tourism, Tourism--Iraq--20th Century, Railroad companies, Railroad companies--Iraq
Travel poster produced by the Iraqi State Railways - as the Iraqi Republic Railways Company was named between 1936 and 1958 - advertising the... Show moreTravel poster produced by the Iraqi State Railways - as the Iraqi Republic Railways Company was named between 1936 and 1958 - advertising the services train services for European tourist visiting Iraq. The poster depicts three tracks over running ovewr Iraq and a map of the railways network connecting Mosul, Arbil, Kirkuk, Baiji, Khanaqin, Qaraghan, Samarra, Baghdad, Babylon, Karbala, Hillah, Ur-Jun, Nasiriyah, Maqil and Basrah. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Captioned: "The modern magic carpet for Tourists visting Iraq" and "Passenger and freights at very cheap rates". Inscribed "Printed in England by McCorquodale & Co. Ltd. London" Main Heritage Display General HC.GM.P.2019.0168 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i2622169x BIB-ID: 2802322 Show less
Title and date devised by Library staff. The poster is signed "J.J. Midderigh" Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0119 2-D Graphic Item-ID:... Show moreTitle and date devised by Library staff. The poster is signed "J.J. Midderigh" Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0119 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26217454 BIB-ID: 2801986 Show less
Poster advertising the presence and performances of Touaregs from the Algerian Sahara at the Vélodrome d'Hiver and at the Champ de Mars in Paris,... Show morePoster advertising the presence and performances of Touaregs from the Algerian Sahara at the Vélodrome d'Hiver and at the Champ de Mars in Paris, on the occasion of the Ethnography Exhibition. Title from item, date devised by Library Staff. The poster is inscribed "Imp. Chaix, 20, Rue Bergere, Paris - 94-10.760 (Encres Ch Lorilleux & C.ie)". Stamped "Republique Française Seine mes 2/10 en sus cen. 20 Oudiné –Tasset " Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0138 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26218380 BIB-ID: 2802042 Show less
Vintage poster advertising Egypt as a tourist destination. Colorful poster with a stylized view of the pyramids under a starry night with two men... Show moreVintage poster advertising Egypt as a tourist destination. Colorful poster with a stylized view of the pyramids under a starry night with two men riding camels. In the foreground, the portrait of a child. Title from item, date devised by Library Staff. The poster is signed and tagged "S. Callen & Company Ltd. 20, Gerrard St. London W. I." Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0065 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26202384 BIB-ID: 2799334 Show less
Public relationsRoyal Air Maroc., Tourism, Tourism--Middle East--20th Century, Airlines, Airlines--Morocco--20th Century
Travel poster showing an airplane flying over a camel and a stylized representation of a village. Title from item, date devised by Library Staff.... Show moreTravel poster showing an airplane flying over a camel and a stylized representation of a village. Title from item, date devised by Library Staff. Poster is signed and tagged "S.te Exploit.on Et.ts De La Vasselais Imp.rs Edit.rs Paris 4, Rue Cimarosa", "Reproduction interdite. Modèle déposé". Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0067 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26203522 BIB-ID: 2799455 Show less
Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages, Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages--Mecca (Saudi Arabia)--Pictorial works, Parades & processions, Parades & processions--Pictorial works
Title fom item, date devised by Library staff. The poster is titled and tagged "GP n.115". Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0070 2-D Graphic ... Show moreTitle fom item, date devised by Library staff. The poster is titled and tagged "GP n.115". Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0070 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26203959 BIB-ID: 2799486 Show less
Public relationsAlitalia (Airline), Tourism, Tourism--Iraq--20th Century, Airlines, Airlines--Italian--20th Century, Muslim women, Mosques, Women veils
Travel poster issued by the Italian airline company Alitalia advertising Baghdad as a tourist destination. The poster shows the graphic view of a... Show moreTravel poster issued by the Italian airline company Alitalia advertising Baghdad as a tourist destination. The poster shows the graphic view of a plane flying over a large mosque complex and a bust-portrait of a veiled woman. The poster is divided into two sections through a diagonal line which is marked by the veil of the woman. Title from item, date devised by Library Staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0025 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25950460 BIB-ID: 2758867 Show less
Syria Jaysh al-ʻArabī al-Sūrī., League of Arab States Arab Deterrent Force., Tanks (Military science), Foreign relations, History
Political protest showing a Syrian Army tank of the Arab Deterrent Force crushing a Lebanese state dived into four entities. The Arab Deterrent... Show morePolitical protest showing a Syrian Army tank of the Arab Deterrent Force crushing a Lebanese state dived into four entities. The Arab Deterrent Force (ADF) - Force Arabe de Dissuasion in its French translation (FAD) as per the present poster - was an intervention force created in 1976 by the Arab League, composed almost entirely of Syrian forces with token contributions from other Arab states. After 1979 the became a purely Syrian force. Title from item, date devised by Library Staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0026 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25950794 BIB-ID: 2758879 Show less
Public relationsSikak Ḥadīd al-Ḥukūmah al-ʻIrāqīyah, Tourism, Tourism--Iraq--20th Century, Railroad companies, Railroad companies--Iraq
Travel poster from the Iraqi State Railways - as the Iraqi Republic Railways Company was named between 1936 and 1958 - advertising Iraq as holiday... Show moreTravel poster from the Iraqi State Railways - as the Iraqi Republic Railways Company was named between 1936 and 1958 - advertising Iraq as holiday destination for people traveling from Europe to the East. The poster shows two Arab men smoking hookah on a bench under palm trees. On the background, a train is crossing the landscape in the distance. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Captioned "Magnifique intermède pour ceux qui font le voyage d'europe de perse et d'orient, et retour" (Magnificent interlude for those who travel from Europe to Persia and the East, and back). Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0030 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25952973 BIB-ID: 2758966 Show less
Public relationsSikak Ḥadīd al-Ḥukūmah al-ʻIrāqīyah, Tourism, Tourism--Iraq--20th Century, Railroad companies, Railroad companies--Iraq
Travel poster from the Iraqi State Railways - as the Iraqi Republic Railways Company was named between 1936 and 1958 - advertising Iraq as holiday... Show moreTravel poster from the Iraqi State Railways - as the Iraqi Republic Railways Company was named between 1936 and 1958 - advertising Iraq as holiday destination for people traveling from Europe to the East. The poster shows the Lion of Babylon and train routes departing from the main European cities reaching Iraq and India. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Captioned: "Pays d'intérêt historique, facilement accessible de toutes les parties de l'Europe" (A land of historical interest and easily reached from all parts of Europe.) Main Heritage Display General HC.GM.P.2019.0037 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26192500 BIB-ID: 2798464 Show less
Public relationsSikak Ḥadīd al-Ḥukūmah al-ʻIrāqīyah, Tourism, Tourism--Iraq--20th Century, Railroad companies, Railroad companies--Iraq
Travel poster from the Iraqi State Railways - as the Iraqi Republic Railways Company was named between 1936 and 1958 - advertising Iraq as holiday... Show moreTravel poster from the Iraqi State Railways - as the Iraqi Republic Railways Company was named between 1936 and 1958 - advertising Iraq as holiday destinations for people traveling from Europe and the East. The poster shows the Lion of Babylon, Hatra site and a port with a railroad terminal. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Captioned: "Allez voir le berceau du genre humain. De l’Europe par Belgrade et Istanboul. De l'Inde à travers le Golfe Persique." (Come and visit the cradle of humankind. From Europe via Belgrade and Istanbul. From India via the Persian Gulf.) Main Heritage Display General HC.GM.P.2019.0038 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26192688 BIB-ID: 2798468 Show less
Public relationsAlitalia (Airline), Tourism, Tourism--Libya--20th Century, Airlines, Airlines--Italian--20th Century
Horizontal travel poster issued by the Italian airline company Alitalia advertising Tripoli and Libya as a tourist destinations. The poster shows... Show moreHorizontal travel poster issued by the Italian airline company Alitalia advertising Tripoli and Libya as a tourist destinations. The poster shows the graphic view of a plane flying over a Middle Eastern city and a bust-portrait of a man in local attire. The poster is divided into two sections through a diagonal line which is marked by the keffiyeh of the man. Title from item, date devised by Library Staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0024 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25950216 BIB-ID: 2758860 Show less
Public relationsCompagnie générale maritime,, Tourism, Tourism--Middle East--20th Century, Ocean liners, Ocean liners--French--20th Century
Vintage poster advertising the services run by the French maritime company "Compagnie des messageries maritimes" (MM) from Marseille to Alexandria,... Show moreVintage poster advertising the services run by the French maritime company "Compagnie des messageries maritimes" (MM) from Marseille to Alexandria, Beirut, and Port Said. The poster depicts an ocean liner with three chimneys at sea; below the image information on the dates of departure, ports of call and the tariffs. The S. S. Providence was a vessel built in 1913 for the "Compagnie française de Navigation à vapeur Cyprien Fabre & Cie" (Fabre Line). Like her sister ship Patria, she plied as a transatlantic liner between Marseille and New York from 1914 then until 1920, when they were both reassigned to carrying emigrants to New York from Naples, Palermo and Marseille. After the Wall Street Crash of 1929 Messageries Maritimes withdrew S. S. Providence from the emigrant trade in 1932 when they began service for Messageries Maritimes between southern France and the Eastern Mediterranean countries of the Middle East. Title from item, date devised by Library Staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0001 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25898061 BIB-ID: 2756199 Show less
The album collects photographs taken by a British non-commissioned officer in Aden, between 1929 and 1933. Pictures cover a wide variety of... Show moreThe album collects photographs taken by a British non-commissioned officer in Aden, between 1929 and 1933. Pictures cover a wide variety of subjects related to the British quarter in Aden (troops, officers, buildings) as well as artillery and ships, but also streets, mosques, buildings and people of various districts of Aden, such as Crater, Sheikh Othman, Steamer Point, and Lahej. Few photographs documenting the Mahatma Gandhi's visit to Aden in September 1931, on his way to London. Some postcards of Aden, also dated 1967, are pasted and captioned at the end of the album. ADEN: Ahman Khul Fort -- Cemetery Valley Steamer Point -- Harbour -- Elephant’s Trunk -- Street T.9 -- Signal Station -- Gold Mohur Valley -- Sheikhs from Up Country -- Camel washing -- H.M.S. Vindictive leaving harbor moving astern -- Group at Pallonjee’s -- 3 inch 20 cwt 20 A.A. gun Fort Horbut -- A.I. gun Fort Horbut -- A. II gun Fort Horbut -- Interior Christ Chruch Steamer Point -- Arrival of Lord Irwin late Viceroy of India -- Lord Irwin about the inspect local troop of Scouts -- Aden Policeman -- 3 inch 20 cwt H.A. Mk -- Camel cart -- Water cart -- Cinema S S.I. -- H.M.S. Submarines Olympus Parthian -- View from sea -- Native school Steamer Point -- View of the Crescent from rear -- View of the Crescent taken from the hills -- View along the rocks -- Guard of honor -- Fred + Bob + me -- View from Fort Tarshine -- Dhobi -- A.A. Section -- Left section -- Right section -- A glorious Sandy Stretch -- High jump -- Long jump -- Main pass, Aden -- 120 yds Hurdles -- S.S. Viceroy of India P -- N.C.O.’s bunks Fort Morbut -- Blanco -- My quarters in Morbut -- Ghandi returns aboard -- Ghandi on Prince of Wales Pier -- Again Ghandi -- Aden Harbour -Aden Signal Station -- Little Aden -- Another view of Harbour -- Water donkeys -- Junior N.C.O.’s Mess 1931 -- At Padre Harding’s -- Crater Main pass -- St. Mary Church -- Minaret -- Towers of Silence -- Mosque of Al Aidrus. ADEN (Crater): In the hills -- “Main road” Crater -- View od Crater from Hills -- View from tanks -- Among tanks -- Capt. Haines -- Tablet fiving official information about tanks -- A Hindu temple -- Legendary tomb of Cain high up in cliff face -- Dhow under construction in Maala dockyard -- Maala dockyard -- A minaret -- Showing detail of woodwork on a dhow -- Mosque of Al Aidrus -- Towers od silence -- View of Crater from St. Mary Church -- St. Mary Church -- The Danish mission and school -- Cement crusher -- Mosque of Al Aidrûs Crater -- A few goats -- In retreat -- S+S institute. ADEN STEAMER POINT & CRATER: Crater -- A view of old Aden from our westward bound trooper -- Arab dhows, Aden -- Water sellers, Aden, Arabia. ADEN: Aboard the launch -- Nearing the trooper -- H. T. Dorsetshire Homeward bound -- A last view -- Goodbye. SHEIK OTHMAN: Minaret and mosque -- well -- Mosque shown on right of left upper -- Minaret -- View from SH. O. looking towards Aden -- Edge of Crowd -- A crowd of Arabs arriving for the show -- Group of camels -- Same group of camels -- Swings -- “Try your luck” -- Again “Try your luck” -- “Ices!!!” -- The witch doctor -- some of the crowd -- Sweet shop -- Group of Armed police -- Aden Armed police -- Armed policeman -- Sorting grain -- A fountain in the gardens -- A street corner -Fruit seller’s shop -- Camels and young. SHEIK OTHMAN & LAHEJ: Water “chatties” -- Palace of Sultan of Lahej -- Arab kiddies Lehej Aden -- H. M. King’s Birthday 7 am 3 June 1930 Troops on parade -- Camel washing -- The Elephant’s Trunk -- Ahman Khul [sic] Fort used as P. F. or D.R.F. station -- Cemetery Valley -- Looking towards Steamer -- Territorial Battery in action at Redesdale -- Camel at rest after feeding, Aden -- Sheikh Ahmed’s Mosque Aden -- TOC H. Group Aden -- Junior N.G.O’s Mess -- Steamer Point II Aden -- Steamer Point I Aden -- View from the sea, Aden -- Round the Crescent, Aden -- Caravan at rest, Aden -- Grand Royal Hotel, Aden -- Sheikh Said Tomb, Aden -- Camel Caravan, Aden -- Tanks from the high hill, Aden -- The Tanks, Aden -- The large tank full, Aden -- The Tanks general view, Aden -- Main street Crater, Aden -- Aden 1967 Signal Station -- Aden 1967 Idrus [sic] Mosque Crater -- Aden Crater 1967. Date from item, title devised from Library staff. Each photograph is captioned and dated, sizer range between 6 x 9 cm and 9 x 15 cm. Main Heritage Office General HC.HP.2014.0030 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i22091531 BIB-ID: 2364007 Show less
Title from item. Date devised by library staff. The photograph is titled, signed "Bonfils" and numbered (illegible) in the negative. Number in ink... Show moreTitle from item. Date devised by library staff. The photograph is titled, signed "Bonfils" and numbered (illegible) in the negative. Number in ink on the mount (71). Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0053-0062 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26390000 BIB-ID: 2818032 Show less
Alexander , 356 B.C.-323 B.C, İstanbul Arkeoloji Müzeleri., Sarcophagi--Decoration, Sarcophagi--Decoration--Photographs, Alexander Sarcophagus (Sidon, Lebanon), Alexander Sarcophagus (Sidon, Lebanon)--Photographs
The photograph shows one of the long sides of the sarcophagus, adorned with bas-relief carvings, depicting Alexander the Great routing the Persians... Show moreThe photograph shows one of the long sides of the sarcophagus, adorned with bas-relief carvings, depicting Alexander the Great routing the Persians during the Battle of Issus. Title from item, date and author devised by Library staff. The photograph is titled and numbered (12) in the negative. Numbered in ink (118) on the mount. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0053-0067 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26389769 BIB-ID: 2818008 Show less
Title from item. Date devised by library staff. The photograph is titled, signed "Bonfils" and numbered (440) in the negative. Number in ink on the... Show moreTitle from item. Date devised by library staff. The photograph is titled, signed "Bonfils" and numbered (440) in the negative. Number in ink on the mount (70). Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0053-0063 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i2638999x BIB-ID: 2818031 Show less
Falcons in art, Falcons in art--Pictorial works, Arts, Indic--Islamic influences
This miniature portrait of a nobleman holding a falcon and remains of its prey (the bird's legs are held in the man's left hand) was part of an... Show moreThis miniature portrait of a nobleman holding a falcon and remains of its prey (the bird's legs are held in the man's left hand) was part of an album of small court portraits prepared for Akbar I (1542-1605) Emperor of Hindustan. Portraits provided the emperor with a visual record of the members of his court. The work is attributed to the Indian miniaturist Basawan, active as a royal artist at the court of the Mughal Empire between 1556 and 1600. The miniature was later enlarged for an album prepared for Nūr-ud-dīn Muhammad Salīm (1569-1627), the future Jahāngīr, Mughal Emperor of India from 1605 to 1627. Title and date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.2016.0030 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26116091 BIB-ID: 2796175 Major Harold Amery, London (1877-1915) Rt. Hon. Leopold Amery, C.H., P.C., London (1873-1955) Rt. Hon. Baron Amery of Lustleigh, P.C., London (1919-96) Michael Brand and Glenn D. Lowry, Akbar's India : art from the Mughal City of Victory, New York : Asia Society Galleries ; London : Sotheby Publications [distributor], 1985. Show less