Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan and Azerbaijan: slides of mosques, monuments, etc

Box of 35mm colour slides labelled 'miscellaneous', of landscapes, street scenes, mosques, historical monuments, etc, predominately in Iran but with a small number relating to Iraq, Afghanistan and Azerbaijan. Iran slides include: graveyard near Meshed; Quadangah near Meshed; surrounds of shrine, Me...

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Order number: MS 380812 Box 3
Date(s) of creation: 1963-c1980
Level: File
Format: Archive           

Order number: MS 380812 Box 3
Summary: Box of 35mm colour slides labelled 'miscellaneous', of landscapes, street scenes, mosques, historical monuments, etc, predominately in Iran but with a small number relating to Iraq, Afghanistan and Azerbaijan. Iran slides include: graveyard near Meshed; Quadangah near Meshed; surrounds of shrine, Meshed; village near Nishapur; village near Gurgan; Shah Mosque, Pahlavi Square, Shahrestan Bridge, Julfa Square (Armenian Quarter), oasis and Kuh Sufeh mountain, Church of Bethlehem and Meidan-i-Shah, Isfahan; Sepahsalar Mosque, Sepah Square and bazaar, Gulestan Palace, Tehran; Sa'adis tomb, Khan Madrasa and Vakil Mosque, Shiraz; Sultaniyya; Masjid Tarik Khaneh, Damghan; Amir Chaqmaq Mosque and Friday Mosque, Yazd; Firuzabad palace; Firdowsis tomb [Ferdowsi Mausoleum] and ruins, Tus; Pir-i Bakran Mausoleum, [Linjan]; Esther's tomb, Hamadan; arches at Nain; view from Tezerjan. Also included: views of Herat and mosque courtyard, Herat, Afghanistan; views of Baghdad and Babylon, Iraq; view of an 'Azarbaijani village'.
Extent: 142 slides
Access status: Open
Copyright: Copyright held by Estate of Douglas Pickett
Language: English
Finding aids: Handlist available
Format: Archive