Nestorians grinding corn and making bread, Late 19th Century
Original glass lantern slide
83 mm x 83 mm
A glass lantern slide numbered 49 produced by Newton & Co which formed part of a series titled 'The Persians, Kurds, and Nestorians, their manners and customs' which consisted of...
A glass lantern slide numbered 49 produced by Newton & Co which formed part of a series titled "The Persians, Kurds, and Nestorians, their manners and customs" which consisted of 64 glass slides. The photographs were produced from a series of original negatives.
Publications
Newton & Co catalogue of lantern slides, part II, 1911/1912
The image is reproduced on page 177 of Volume I of “Du Khorassan au pays des Backhtiaris: trois mois de voyage en Perse” by Henry-Rene D’Allemagne published in 1911 by Hachette, Paris, France. The image is titled "Femmes Nestoriennes broyant le grain ou le sel et fabriquant le pain".