PHOTOGRAPH ARCHIVE · 1933–1934
Gazargah — Shrine of Abdullah Ansari
View of the wooden structure enclosing Ansari's tomb, with inscriptive marble pillar in front. Circa 1933–1934, based on the collection’s expedition context. An approximate settlement centre is shown for Gazargah; the marker is not the camera position. Photograph: Robert Byron. Source: Conway Library, Courtauld Institute of Art; Fine Arts Library, Harvard College Library.
- Subject
- Architecture and City Views
- Region
- Gazargah, Afghanistan
- Image type
- Photograph
- Date
- 1933–1934
- Record number
- 1036990
- Coordinates
- 34.375038, 62.243533
- Record type
- Photograph
- Location evidence
- An approximate settlement centre is shown for Gazargah; the marker is not the camera position.
- Date note
- Circa 1933–1934 is the expedition interval supplied by the collection context, not a confirmed exposure date for this image. Construction and restoration years were not used as photographic dates.
- Collection
- World Archive ↗
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