'Lord Curzon going to Address Hall, Maskat.' Photographer: Unknown
Photo 49/1/6
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The record is made up of 1 b&w silver gelatin The principal photographic process used for black and white photography from the 1870s. print. It was created in 18 Nov 1903. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: Visual Arts.
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Genre/Subject Matter:
Street scene in Muscat in November 1903. Lord Curzon, in left foreground, wearing a pith helmet, walks to the Address Hall to make an official address. In the background, a banner reads ‘Welcome’. Gas lamps and flags, including a Union flag, are visible at left, while at right palm fronds line the way. A European group appears to be forming a procession behind Lord Curzon, while several Arab or Indian soldiers wearing turbans are visible, albeit out of focus, in the foreground at right.
The text of the speeches made by Mr Parshotam Dhanji and Lord Curzon can be read in: John Gordon Lorimer, ‘Appendix P: Cruise of His Excellency Lord Curzon, Viceroy and Governor-General of India, in the Persian Gulf’ in Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , 'Omān, and Central Arabia , Vol. I Historical Part II, (Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1915), pp. 2628-2630
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Ink, below image: 'Lord Curzon going to Address Hall, Maskat.'
- Extent and format
- 1 b&w silver gelatin The principal photographic process used for black and white photography from the 1870s. print
- It is part of
- 67 imagesRef: Photo 49/1
- Physical characteristics
Dimensions:
104 x 148 mm
Condition:
The print is in good condition, though the mounting paper is heavily foxed and crumbling.
Foliation:
‘6’
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- Written in
- English in Latin script
- Type
- Photograph
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- British Library: Visual Arts
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Unrestricted
- Archive reference
- Photo 49/1/6
- Date(s)
- 18 Nov 1903 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Photo 49/1/6
- Title
- 'Lord Curzon going to Address Hall, Maskat.' Photographer: Unknown
- Pages
- 7r
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence