Topic: Early photography

tārīkḫāne-ye tārīḫ – the darkroom of history

For now, these photography posts are still a collection of drafts and research topics. In the course of time, they will be expanded into articles that trace the background story of individual photographs.

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Early photography

Kurdish women at a weaving loom in Iran (taken before 1895)

A photograph taken before 1895 depicting Kurdish women at a weaving loom in Iran. Photographer and exact location unknown (corrections needed). Original taken from Deutsche Photothek.

Please note: For now, this post about an early photograph is still a draft or perhaps more an idea for a research topic. In the course of time, it will be expanded into a blog post that traces the background story of the photograph. If you are interested in writing a blog post about this…

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Early photography

Sheikh Bābā Saʿīd Barzanǧī and his dervishes

The image shows Sheikh Bābā Saʿīd Barzanǧī (sitting) with his followers/derwishes (as he was a Sheikh of the Qaderiyya order). He was hanged in 1914 in Kahrīze by the Ottomans on the charge of having cooperated with Russian forces and offering support to Christians. Born in the village of Ġous̲ābād ca. 1856 (I found two…

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The Shah Mosque (the Soltāni Mosque) in Tehran

Army general Konstantin Gilchevsky was stationed in the Caucasus, Turkey and Iran from 1889 to 1899, and took photographs of everyday life. Here we see the Shah Mosque (مسجد شاه‎‎), also known as the Soltāni Mosque (مسجد سلطانی) in Tehran, Iran. Courtesy of the Zolotarev Collection.

Please note: For now, this post about an early photograph is still a draft or perhaps more an idea for a research topic. In the course of time, it will be expanded into a blog post that traces the background story of the photograph. If you are interested in writing a blog post about this…