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Image Not Available for Burial of a shiek of the Muslim religious order.
Burial of a shiek of the Muslim religious order.
Image Not Available for Burial of a shiek of the Muslim religious order.

Burial of a shiek of the Muslim religious order.

Creator Presse-Photo
Date1930s
Mediumgelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall: 17.2 x 24.5 cm (6 3/4 x 9 5/8 in.)
Credit LineAnonymous Gift, 2002
Category
Object number2002/1165
LocationNot currently on display

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Image Not Available for Burial chamber of a Muslim religious order. The coffins of two sheiks. On the coffins are the turbans from whose form and colour the status of the Sheik is eveident. Around each coffin is the dead person's "everlasting lamp".
Burial chamber of a Muslim religious order. The coffins of two sheiks. On the coffins are the turbans from whose form and colour the status of the Sheik is eveident. Around each coffin is the dead person's "everlasting lamp".
Presse-Photo
1930s
Photograph
Image Not Available for Overall view of the cloister of the Muslim religious order.
Overall view of the cloister of the Muslim religious order.
Presse-Photo
1930s
Photograph
Image Not Available for In order to insert the coffins in the burial chambers, an elevator is used.
In order to insert the coffins in the burial chambers, an elevator is used.
Presse-Photo
1930s
Photograph
Image Not Available for Difficult notification with the Shiek of the village.
Difficult notification with the Shiek of the village.
Presse-Photo
1930s
Photograph
Image Not Available for The mausoleum - cemetaries in New Orleans. The superstructures above ground are not only monuments, but they contain the "burial chambers" in which the coffins are inserted.
The mausoleum - cemetaries in New Orleans. The superstructures above ground are not only monuments, but they contain the "burial chambers" in which the coffins are inserted.
Presse-Photo
1930s
Photograph
Image Not Available for View from the steps of the Capitol Building in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. In the middle is the burial place of Huey Long with the town of Baton Rouge in the distance.
View from the steps of the Capitol Building in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. In the middle is the burial place of Huey Long with the town of Baton Rouge in the distance.
Presse-Photo
1930s
Photograph
Image Not Available for The inside of a mausoleum. The front of each burial chamber is covered with grained marble. On each marble slab is noted the name, birth and death date.
The inside of a mausoleum. The front of each burial chamber is covered with grained marble. On each marble slab is noted the name, birth and death date.
Presse-Photo
1930s
Photograph
Image Not Available for The labels on the burial chambers have the same type face and the glass vases are all in the same form. Only concerning the flowers do the surviving relatives have the right to choose.
The labels on the burial chambers have the same type face and the glass vases are all in the same form. Only concerning the flowers do the surviving relatives have the right to choose.
Presse-Photo
1930s
Photograph
Image Not Available for The burial of a buddhist.
The burial of a buddhist.
Presse-Photo
1930s
Photograph
Image Not Available for A member of a religious order sits, perhaps commiserating the meaning of life, hiding behind a big hat and glasses.
A member of a religious order sits, perhaps commiserating the meaning of life, hiding behind a big hat and glasses.
Transatlantic Photo
1930s
Photograph
Image Not Available for Estonians living near the Russian border create a new cultural order against the Bolsheviks.
Estonians living near the Russian border create a new cultural order against the Bolsheviks.
Presse-Photo
1930s
Photograph
Image Not Available for The walls of the workshop are high in order to put all of the finished mosaic pieces together
The walls of the workshop are high in order to put all of the finished mosaic pieces together
Presse-Photo
1930s
Photograph
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