'The Shaikh waiting, Koweit.' Photographer: Unknown
Photo 49/1/21
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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 28-29 Nov 1903. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: Visual Arts.
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Genre/Subject Matter
View in the desert in Koweit [Kuwait], showing the Shaikh of Koweit on horseback. A man stands alongside the horse. Both are wearing vertically striped robes and wear long swords at their waists. In the background at right another man carries a flag atop a staff and also wears a sword at his waist.
Inscriptions
Ink, below image: 'The Shaikh waiting, Koweit.'
Pencil, lower right, alongside image: ‘21’
- 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:
139 x 203 mm
Condition:
The print is in good condition, though the mounting paper is heavily foxed and crumbling.
Foliation:
‘21’
Process:
- Written in
- English in Latin script
- Type
- Photograph
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- Original held at
- British Library: Visual Arts
- Access conditions
Unrestricted
- Archive reference
- Photo 49/1/21
- Date(s)
- 28-29 Nov 1903 (CE, Gregorian)
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'The Shaikh waiting, Koweit.' Photographer: Unknown, British Library: Visual Arts, Photo 49/1/21, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024111424.0x000005> [accessed 10 March 2025]
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- Reference
- Photo 49/1/21
- Title
- 'The Shaikh waiting, Koweit.' Photographer: Unknown
- Pages
- 20r
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence