C. R. Smith Archive
Photograph
1895-1900
1895-1900
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This photograph of a man in Arab dress, armed with rifle and sword, is part of the C.R. Smith archive. This small archive consists of an album of 60 mounted albumen prints (predominantly portraits and topographical views, taken in Iran and Iraq), a further 24 loose photographs, and a series of letters and memos.
These document a correspondence between Charles R. Smith (born 1866) and various colleagues made throughout 1901, when he was approached to join a new carpet enterprise in Tabriz. He duly left Sultanabad where he had been working for the Persian Carpet Manufacturing Company, but by July of the same year he had returned to his native Kidderminster in England. It is not known if the Tabriz business plan was ever realised.
These document a correspondence between Charles R. Smith (born 1866) and various colleagues made throughout 1901, when he was approached to join a new carpet enterprise in Tabriz. He duly left Sultanabad where he had been working for the Persian Carpet Manufacturing Company, but by July of the same year he had returned to his native Kidderminster in England. It is not known if the Tabriz business plan was ever realised.
Object details
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| Title | C. R. Smith Archive (generic title) |
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| Brief description | Albumen photograph, depicting man holding a long rifle and a sword, no caption, part of the C.R. Smith archive, assembled Sultanabad (modern Arak), Iran, 1895-1900 |
| Physical description | Photograph, albumen print. |
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| Credit line | Given by Jane Podmore |
| Summary | This photograph of a man in Arab dress, armed with rifle and sword, is part of the C.R. Smith archive. This small archive consists of an album of 60 mounted albumen prints (predominantly portraits and topographical views, taken in Iran and Iraq), a further 24 loose photographs, and a series of letters and memos. These document a correspondence between Charles R. Smith (born 1866) and various colleagues made throughout 1901, when he was approached to join a new carpet enterprise in Tabriz. He duly left Sultanabad where he had been working for the Persian Carpet Manufacturing Company, but by July of the same year he had returned to his native Kidderminster in England. It is not known if the Tabriz business plan was ever realised. |
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| Accession number | E.153-2012 |
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| Record created | February 14, 2012 |
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