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Phototheca AfghanicaPhototheca Afghanica
This photograph was taken on the route to Mashhad by J.E.T. Aitchison or by T.S. Weir. It shows a partial view of the walled-in village of Merkza. In the foreground stretches a ploughed field. A Persian man with turban and a child in traditional clothing are standing in front of the enclosing wall. Behind the wall some leafless trees and a dilapidated two-storied building can be seen.
Place, date
Merkza, Winter 1885
Collection
Afghan Boundary Commission
Series
ABC 2, Photographs 058 to 116
ABC 066
Details
This photograph was taken on the route to Mashhad by J.E.T. Aitchison or by T.S. Weir.
Place, date
Merkza, Winter 1885
Collection
Afghan Boundary Commission
Series
ABC 2, Photographs 058 to 116
ABC 067
Details
This photograph was taken on the route to Mashhad by J.E.T. Aitchison or by T.S. Weir.
Place, date
Merkza, Winter 1885
Collection
Afghan Boundary Commission
Series
ABC 2, Photographs 058 to 116
ABC 068
Details
This photograph was taken on the route to Mashhad by J.E.T. Aitchison or by T.S. Weir. ABC-photograph missing / scan of the photograph in the collection of the Geological Survey of India. (Link to the Website of the Geological Survey of India)
Place, date
Raband, 1885
Collection
Afghan Boundary Commission
Series
ABC 2, Photographs 058 to 116
ABC 069
Details