'The Sultan interested in the tanks after the demonstration' by Sport & General Press Agency, London
Photo 112/1
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The record is made up of 1 loose b&w photographic print. It was created in 1 Apr 1938. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: Visual Arts.
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Genre/Subject Matter:
This scene, captured at Aldershot during an official visit of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, Āl Sa‘īd, Sa‘īd ibn Taymūr, to Britain, shows the Sultan (right of image, looking towards the tank) and two of his men: ‘Abd al-Munim bin Yusuf al-Zawauri, Secretary to the Sultan and Hilal bin Badr, aide-de-camp (ADC) to the Sultan (directly behind the Sultan at right).
The tank that takes up most of the image is most likely a Vickers Medium tank Mark II, with the rear opening facing the photographer. Various markings on the rear of the tank and an externally projecting plate read: ‘2R Tanks’; ‘T’; ‘46’; ‘A’; ‘ME 9924’.
At least two film cameras are being operated in the background: immediately behind the tank and at right behind the group of men accompanying the Sultan.
Inscriptions:
Verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. :
Ink: ‘Photo 112/1’
Ink stamp, blue: ‘This photograph must not be reproduced in any form without our official permit.’
Typescript on paper label: ‘The Sultan of Muscat and Oman visits Aldershot and witnesses a tank demonstration from Miles Hill. 565001. The Sultan interested in the tanks after the demonstration. S. &. G. 1/4/38. G.B.’
Pencil: ‘The two Omanis in the photograph are: ‘Abd al Munim bin Yusuf al-Zawauri, Secretary to the Sultan (the tall one) and ‘Hilal bin Badr’, ADC to Sultan’
Ink stamp, blue: ‘Sport & General Press Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. . Limited. London.’
- Extent and format
- 1 loose b&w photographic print
- It is part of
- 4 imagesRef: Photo 112
- Physical characteristics
Dimensions:
207 x 254 mm
Condition:
The print is in good condition, with slight creases in sky area.
Foliation:
‘1’
Process:
- Written in
- English in Latin script
- Type
- Photograph
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- British Library: Visual Arts
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Unrestricted
- Archive reference
- Photo 112/1
- Date(s)
- 1 Apr 1938 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Sport & General Press Agency LtdSa'īd ibn Taymūr Āl Bū Sa'īd, Sultan of Muscat and Oman
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- Photo 112/1
- Title
- 'The Sultan interested in the tanks after the demonstration' by Sport & General Press Agency, London
- Pages
- 1r:1v
- Author
- Sport & General Press Agency
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- Public Domain