William Sachtleben watching a man operate a grindstone at a street market, Samarqand, Uzbekistan, 1891

Item Overview

Title

William Sachtleben watching a man operate a grindstone at a street market, Samarqand, Uzbekistan, 1891

Photographer

Allen, Thomas Gaskell

Date Created

November 14, 18911891

Date

1891-11-14

Collection

Sachtleben (William Lewis) Papers. Collection 1841

Notes

Description

Photograph taken during William Lewis Sachtleben's bicycle journey across Asia with Thomas Gaskell Allen Jr.

Caption

Handwritten on negative: 5201 / 14 [?]
Text from negative sleeve: No. 21. Nov. 14, 1891. The native mode of turning a grindstone or lathe with a leather strap around the axle of the wheel. Booth on the main street in old Samarcand.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

Sachtleben, William Lewis

Location

Uzbekistan--Samarqand

Longitude

39.654267

Latitude

66.975456

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Grinding wheels -- Uzbekistan -- Samarqand
Bicycle touring -- Asia
Markets -- Uzbekistan -- Samarqand