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Phototheca AfghanicaPhototheca Afghanica
A dense crowd lining the road close to the Mosque Shah-e du shamshira, which is decorated with flags and an archway, visible in the right background.
Place, date
Kabul, July 1, 1928
Collection
The Illustrated London News
Series
ILN 1927-28, King Amanullah’s Journey to Europe
ILN 1928, 72
Details
General outside view of a row of teahouses (chai khaneh), profusely decorated with framed photographs - not only the photographs, but much more the use of chairs and tables is a sign of modernisation.
Place, date
Kabul, July 1, 1928
Collection
The Illustrated London News
Series
ILN 1927-28, King Amanullah’s Journey to Europe
ILN 1928, 73
Details
King Amanullah Khan (1892-1919-1929-1960), son of Amir Habibullah Khan (11.1.1.2), standing in front of a large group of Afghans in European cloths, explaining his policy and the results of his journey to Europe with the help of a big map. Just beside the map, his elder brother Sardar Enayatullah Khan in a white suite. Five such instructions were held in the garden of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Qasr-e stor), followed by the presentation of films, taken during the King’s tour to Europe.
Place, date
Kabul, Octobre 1928
Collection
The Illustrated London News
Series
ILN 1927-28, King Amanullah’s Journey to Europe
ILN 1928, 74
Details
Queen Soraya, daughter of Mahmud Tarzi (16.3.9), shoots pigeons with a double-barrelled gun, probably during jashen-e esteqlal at Paghman. To the right, standing beside a table, Sardar Enayatullah Khan and King Amanullah Khan are watching.
Place, date
Paghman, August 1928
Collection
The Illustrated London News
Series
ILN 1927-28, King Amanullah’s Journey to Europe
ILN 1928, 75
Details