Physical description: Dimensions:173 x 220 mm [portrait]Format:1 albumen print pasted to backing paper and mounted, folded, between pp. 156–57Materials:Silver printing-out paper, albumen printCondition:The print is unevenly hand-cut. There is significant toning at all edges, extending inwards towards and along the central fold. Some tracing marks are evident along the right-hand edge. Spot staining originating in the printing phase are evident in the upper right corner, while three white spots are evident in the lower left corner.Foliation:‘14’Process:Albumen print
Abstract: Genre/Subject Matter:This photograph shows an urban topographical scene from a north-eastern angle into the Crater area of Aden, looking towards the Shum Shum Range.The ‘Aidroos Musjid’ is visible in the central background. A livestock market is taking place along the central east-west axis through the settlement, with herds of goats or sheep, as well as camels visible.Inscriptions:In pencil, upper right corner adjacent to print: ‘2’In pencil, upper left corner adjacent to print: ‘6A’Physical description: Dimensions:176 x 232 mmFormat:1 albumen print pasted to backing paper as mounted, folded between pp. 6-7Materials:Silver printing-out paper, albumen printCondition:The print is unevenly hand-cut. There is significant toning at all edges, extending inwards towards the central fold.Some tracing marks are evident along all edges. Spot staining originating in the printing phase are evident in the lower left corner and in the sky area immediately about the range.Foliation:‘2’ ‘6A’Process:Albumen print
Abstract: Imprint:London: Trübner & Co., 1877Genre/Subject Matter:This descriptive account of Aden, 'prepared at the request of Dr. W. W. Hunter, Director-General of Statistics to the Government of India' (Preface, p. v), contains 15 albumen print illustrations of the settlement, typical inhabitants and two views relating to the neighbouring district of Lahej.Elements:1 Aden Residency Bungalow (Frontispiece)2 View in the Crater3 The Tanks4 Arab Coal Coolie5 Half-Caste Arab Woman6 Aden Arab7 Aden Jew8 Male Somali9 Somali Woman10 Aden Municipal Rubbish-Cart11 Steamer Point, with Little Aden in the distance12 Somali Female, Stick-Gatherer13 Somali Girl14 Group of the Reigning Family of the Lahej District15 Al-Hautah: Capital of the Lahej District, showing the Sultan’s PalaceInscriptions:Title page, in ink:‘Recd. December 18. 1878’Title page, embossed oval-shaped stamp (with embellished crown detail):‘Secretary of State for India Library’Physical description: Dimensions:Octavo: 220 x 145 x 30mmFormat:1 bound, printed octavo volume including 15 inserted silver printing-out paper prints as book illustrations and 1 mapMaterials:Silver printing-out paper, albumen prints, cloth binding, marbled edgingCondition:Marbled edges of pages are heavily faded; book illustrations show signs of heavy toning and are warped in places; map is brittle, mutilated in places and has been folded inadequately.Foliation:The book illustrations, with the exception of the map, have been numbered one to fifteen via indication in pencil alongside the ‘List of Photographs’, p. xiii, as well as in pencil on the paper-supports alongside each image.Process:Book illustrations: Albumen print; Map: mechanically printedBinding:Cloth-binding is scuffed and bent at all corners, otherwise structurally intact.
Abstract: Genre/Subject Matter:This full-length standing studio portrait of a Jewish man is intended to demonstrate an ethnic or class ‘type’. In particular, this image is intended to illustrate the habits of dress as described by Frederick Mercer Hunter in the subsequent pages (pp. 45-46). Hunter describes these as follows:‘Round the waist is fastened the kilt (fotah) so common among the Arabs, with a striped border; this garment is allowed to reach nearly to the feet. On the upper part of the body a long shirt (khamis) is worn next to the skin, reaching over the kilt to the knees, and made of white cotton; over this goes a sort of small cotton sheet (thalith), with a hole in it, through which the head passes, leaving two ends hanging down before and behind, as low as the hips. Above this is sometimes a waistcoat (sidairiah), generally of silk, and embroidered at the pockets and edges. Lastly, over all comes a sort of robe or gabardine, made of cotton, reaching to the knee. In the hand, or over the shoulder, is carried the ‘mandîl,’ of cotton or light semi-transparent silk; this garment is usually 2½ yards long by I½ broad; at each end there is a fringe, and at each of the four corners is sewed a piece of coloured silk, generally green, about 3 inches square; in the centre of this there is a sewed eyelet, through which four silken cords pass, which are knotted at the distance of the eyelet from the edge of the ‘mandîl’, and the eight ends are allowed to droop II inches long. The ‘mandîl’ is worn at Divine worship over the head like a veil, but not hiding the face. During the time prayers are repeated the four corners are held in both hands by the pendent strings; these are at the conclusion of each supplication raised first to the right, and then to the left eye, then kissed: this is done at least eight times. The head is shaved every Friday, except two scanty curls, one on each side of the forehead, and a sort of skull-cap of Surat-work is worn. Sandals, similar to these used by the Arabs, are put on when proceeding out of doors.'Although the man is clearly wearing some of the garments identified here, there may be some conflation between the form and function of the ‘mandîl’ and ‘thalith’ as described. By contrast to the under-garment described here, a modern ‘tallith’ has become the primary garment worn by Jewish men over the head and shoulders at morning prayer. Ritually knotted fringes known as
tsithsithare found at all four corners as well as black or blue stripes along the edges (similar to those dark-coloured stripes evident in this image). The ‘scanty curls’ that the man wears on either side of his face are referred to as ‘payot’.An object on the left of the image, almost entirely out of shot, is unidentifiable.Inscriptions:In pencil, upper right corner adjacent to print: ‘7’Physical description: Dimensions:92 x 54 mm [portrait]Format:1 albumen print pasted to backing paper and mounted between pp. 44-45Materials:Silver printing-out paper, albumen printCondition:The print is unevenly hand-cut but in good condition, with some scattered print-stains 1cm from right and 3cm from lower edge.Foliation:‘7’Process:Albumen print