persia

23 photos and 18 illustrations tagged persia, from 8 members of Flickr Commons.

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2013

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Woman Smoking Opium in a hookah, fol. 7b from National Library of Medicine uploaded October 2022
British Library digitised image from page 125 of "La Perse. Géographie, histoire, mœurs, gouvernement. Orné de ... gravures" from British Library uploaded December 2017
Group of what may be foreign dignitaries from National Library of Ireland on The Commons uploaded September 2017
British Library digitised image from page 153 of "Nouvelle Géographie universelle. La terre et les hommes [With illustrations.]" from British Library uploaded November 2015
British Library digitised image from page 146 of "The Earth and its Inhabitants. The European section of the Universal Geography by E. Reclus. Edited by E. G. Ravenstein. Illustrated by ... engravings and maps" from British Library uploaded February 2014
British Library digitised image from page 71 of "La Perse. Géographie, histoire, mœurs, gouvernement. Orné de ... gravures" from British Library uploaded December 2013
British Library digitised image from page 181 of "In the Kingdom of the Shah [With illustrations.]" from British Library uploaded December 2013
British Library digitised image from page 221 of "Geïllustreerde Aardrijksbeschrijving" from British Library uploaded December 2013
British Library digitised image from page 454 of "The World's Inhabitants; or, Mankind, animals & plants ... With ... illustrations, etc" from British Library uploaded December 2013
British Library digitised image from page 456 of "The World's Inhabitants; or, Mankind, animals & plants ... With ... illustrations, etc" from British Library uploaded December 2013
British Library digitised image from page 212 of "About Persia and its people. A description of their manners, customs, and home life. ... Illustrated" from British Library uploaded December 2013
British Library digitised image from page 1365 of "La Terra, trattato popolare di geografia universale per G. Marinelli ed altri scienziati italiani, etc [With illustrations and maps.]" from British Library uploaded December 2013
British Library digitised image from page 435 of "Through Persia on a Side-Saddle. ... With illustrations, etc" from British Library uploaded December 2013
British Library digitised image from page 329 of "Orient Line Guide, etc. (Fifth edition: re-written.)" from British Library uploaded December 2013
British Library digitised image from page 455 of "Robertson's Landmarks of Toronto. A collection of historical sketches of the old town of York from 1792 until 1833 (till 1837) and of Toronto from 1834 to 1893 (to 1914) . Also ... engravings ... Published from British Library uploaded December 2013

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Ourmiah, Persia - Fruit Market (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

swanq said:
See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urmia
Kristi (LOC P&P) said:
swanq: Thanks for the information on the current name of this location in Iran. We will update the source record to reflect this name as well.

Rev. H.R. Salisbury (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

swanq said:
Likely the Rev Homer R. Salisbury, a missionary, who was lost on the P&O liner Persia in January 1916. According to Philadelphia Evening Public Ledger., January 06, 1916, Night Extra, Page 4, Col 1 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045211/1916-01-06/ed-... ""The Rev. Homer R, Salisbury, native born American citizen, sailed from Marseilles, France, on Persia. He formerly lived In Tacoma Park. D. C. Steamship captain confirms his sailing and believes him lost" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Persia_(1900) indicates that the Persia, under the British flag, was sunk by a submarine
B-59 said:
A photo in The Ogden standard., January 14, 1916, 4 P.M. CITY EDITION, Image 1 approves that it's this man.
pennylrichardsca (now at ipernity) said:
More links of interest about Homer Russell Salisbury (1870-1916): newboldlibrary.blogspot.com/2010/09/salisbury-hall-homer-... www.adventisthistory.org.uk/listphotos.php?page=18
Greg said:
Thanks, all. We'll update.

J.L. Caldwell (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

Richard Norton said:
US ambassador to Iran in 1914. John Lawrence Caldwell (1875-1922) — also known as John L. Caldwell — of Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kan. Born in Bourbon County, Kan., July 16, 1875. Son of Thomas Anderson Caldwell and Mary Alice (Hamman) Caldwell; married, June 11, 1902, to Evelyne de Lambert. Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; member of Kansas state senate 8th District, 1901-04; Bourbon County Prosecuting Attorney, 1907-11; candidate for U.S. Representative from Kansas 2nd District, 1910; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1912; U.S. Minister to Persia, 1914-21. Member, Freemasons. Died December 6, 1922 I started a Wikipedia entry for him: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lawrence_Caldwell
Anne (LOC P&P) said:
Richard Arthur Norton: Thanks for providing us with the additional info. on Caldwell. We'll use it next time we update the description.