Thomas Allen and William Sachtleben viewing a badger at the zoo of the Prince of Persia, Tabrīz, Iran, 1891

Item Overview

Title

Thomas Allen and William Sachtleben viewing a badger at the zoo of the Prince of Persia, Tabrīz, Iran, 1891

Photographer

Sachtleben, William Lewis

Date Created

July 17, 1891

Date

1891-07-17

Collection

Sachtleben (William Lewis) Papers. Collection 1841

Notes

Description

Thomas Allen and William Sachtleben at the small zoo of the Prince of Persia viewing a badger with the Prince's zookeeper
Photograph taken during William Lewis Sachtleben's bicycle journey across Asia with Thomas Gaskell Allen Jr.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: No. 13. July 17, 1891. The Crown Prince of Persia's Zookeeper showing us the Prince's badgers in the Prince's garden.
Handwritten on negative: 4498 / 14

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

Allen, Thomas Gaskell
Sachtleben, William Lewis

Location

Iran--Tabriz

Longitude

38.068366

Latitude

46.295013

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Bicycle touring -- Asia
Badgers -- Iran
Zoos -- Iran -- Tabriz