ILN 1928, 61 — Queen Soraya at Sheffield
The Afghan delegation walking with Lord Mayor of Sheffield; left to right: 1 Sher Ahmad, son of Fateh Mhd, President of National Council; 2 Ali Ahmad, son of Loynab Khushdel; 3 Queen Soraya, daughter of Mahmud Tarzi (16.3.9); 4 ?; 5 The Lady Mayoress of Sheffield; 6 The Lord Mayor of Sheffield
Arrangement of the photographs on p. 592.
The Afghan delegation walking with Lord Mayor of Sheffield;
left to right:
1 Sher Ahmad, son of Fateh Mhd, President of National Council;
2 Ali Ahmad, son of Loynab Khushdel;
3 Queen Soraya, daughter of Mahmud Tarzi (16.3.9);
4 ?;
5 The Lady Mayoress of Sheffield;
6 The Lord Mayor of Sheffield
left to right:
1 Sher Ahmad, son of Fateh Mhd, President of National Council;
2 Ali Ahmad, son of Loynab Khushdel;
3 Queen Soraya, daughter of Mahmud Tarzi (16.3.9);
4 ?;
5 The Lady Mayoress of Sheffield;
6 The Lord Mayor of Sheffield
The King and Queen of Afghanistan: Visits to industrial centres.
Sheffield: Queen Surayya at the works of Messrs. Vickers, Armstrong, where they saw the making of guns and other heavy steel-work. The King of Afghanistan and his consort, Queen Surayya, carrying out their „educational“ programme, have been paying visits to a number of great firms, and interesting themselves in industries in general. On March 27, for instance, [...] Their Majesties then went to Sheffield, lunching in the Town Hall, and visiting Messrs. Vickers, Armstrong, Messrs. Hadfield’s, and Messrs. Mappin and Webb’s. [...]
Sheffield: Queen Surayya at the works of Messrs. Vickers, Armstrong, where they saw the making of guns and other heavy steel-work. The King of Afghanistan and his consort, Queen Surayya, carrying out their „educational“ programme, have been paying visits to a number of great firms, and interesting themselves in industries in general. On March 27, for instance, [...] Their Majesties then went to Sheffield, lunching in the Town Hall, and visiting Messrs. Vickers, Armstrong, Messrs. Hadfield’s, and Messrs. Mappin and Webb’s. [...]
- Adamec (1975), p.114-115, 241-242
- Rhea T. Stewart (1973): Fire in Afghanistan 1914-1929, p. 349-356
- Roland Wild (1932): Amanullah, ex-King of Afghanistan, p. 112-119
- Ehsan-Ullah d’Afghanistan (2005): Le voyage d’Aman Ullah, p. 155: “Puis on visite des ateliers mécaniques, des coutelleries et d’autres établissements industriels […]“
Image No
ILN 1928, 61
Collection
The Illustrated London News
Série
ILN 1927-28, King Amanullah’s Journey to Europe
Format
oval, 80/125 mm
Qualité
Print of a photograph, fair
Lieu, date
Sheffield, March 27, 1928
Descripteurs
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