William Sachtleben and Thomas Allen taking tea with the Emir Nizam at the Palace of Bahman Mirza, Tabrīz, Iran, 1891

Title: William Sachtleben and Thomas Allen taking tea with the Emir Nizam at the Palace of Bahman Mirza, Tabrīz, Iran, 1891
Photographer: Sachtleben, William Lewis
Date Created: July 19, 1891
Date: 1891-07-19
Collection: Sachtleben (William Lewis) Papers. Collection 1841

Description: Photograph taken during William Lewis Sachtleben's bicycle journey across Asia with Thomas Gaskell Allen Jr.
Photograph of William Sachtleben (L) and Thomas Allen (center) taking tea with the Emir Nizam in front of the Palace of Bahman Mirza. Three men are in the background near the palace.
Caption: Handwritten on negative: 4498 / 22
Text from negative sleeve: No. 21. July 19, 1891. Our audience with the Emir Nizam. Taking Persian tea with his highness. Mr. Stevens our interpreter. [See book, An Iranian

Genre: cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs
Names: Emir Nizam
Location: Iran--Tabriz
Longitude: 38.068366
Latitude: 46.295013
Resource type: still image
Subjects: Bicycle touring -- Asia
Castles & palaces -- Iran -- Tabriz
Tea parties -- Turkey -- Tabriz

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections
Local Identifier: uclamss_1841_0108
ARK: ark:/21198/zz002hfj7g
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Rights statement: public domain
Funding Note: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.