Guide to the Iraq and Iran photograph Album Bernath Mss 491
Finding aid prepared by Edward C. Fields and Zachary Liebhaber, 2015.
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara 93106-9010
special@library.ucsb.edu
2015 May 11
Title: Iraq and Iran photograph album
Identifier/Call Number: Bernath Mss 491
Contributing Institution:
UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections
Language of Material:
German
Physical Description:
0.92 linear feet
(1 flat oversize box)
Date (inclusive): circa 1890s-early 1900s
Abstract: Large album contains 103 early black-and-white photographs, with handwritten captions in German, of Iraq and Iran.
The collection is open for research.
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[Identification of Item], Iraq and Iran photograph album, Bernath Mss 491. Department of Special Research Collections, UC
Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Library purchase, 2015.
Large album contains 103 early black-and-white photographs, with handwritten captions in German, of Iraq and Iran. Images
feature scenic views of palm trees, rivers, mountains; men on horseback and with pack camels, nomadic peoples, beggars, sheiks,
barbers, peddlers, Persian honor guard assigned to the German consul; views from the river, boats on the Tigris; mosques,
the Sultan's residence in Iraq, German consulate in Iran, Persian fortresses, tombs, ruins at Babylon, and other notable monuments;
bird's-eye views of towns, city gates and arches, bazaars; and one large group shot of men and women, presumably staff and
spouses of the German consulate. Locations include Basrah, Babylon, Feludja, Musayyib, Hillah, Karbala, Baghdad (Iraq); Bushehr,
Dezful, Tehran (Iran). Album most likely belonged to a member of the German consulate.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Iraq -- Pictorial works
Iran -- Pictorial works
Photographs
Photograph albums
Flat-oversize 1
Album containing 103 early black-and-white photographs circa 1890s-early 1900s