'Lord Curzon going to Address Hall, Maskat.' Photographer: Unknown [‎7r] (1/1)

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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

Inscriptions:

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

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’

Process:

Silver gelatin The principal photographic process used for black and white photography from the 1870s.

Written in

English in Latin script

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