Street scene in Baku, Late 19th Century, early 2oth Century
Albumen print
230 mm x 172 mm
The print is signed and numbered on recto and titled 'Baky'. This photograph forms part of a group of images relating to Iran's first railway line which connected Tehran to...
The print is signed and numbered on recto and titled "Baky".
This photograph forms part of a group of images relating to Iran's first railway line which connected Tehran to the shrine of Abdul Aziz located in Rey. As such, it may reflect that equipment for the railway was transported from Belgium through the Port of Baku (where indeed a workshop was established), on its way to Tehran via the Port of Anzali in Northern Iran.
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