John Drinkwater
The first well in the Anglo-Persian oil fields in Khūzestān, 1934
Gelatin silver print
56 mm x 82 mm
A print from an album of photographs taken by the renowned English poet and dramatist, John Drinkwater, whilst attending a congress of distinguished scholars gathered to celebrate Ferdowsī’s millenary and...
A print from an album of photographs taken by the renowned English poet and dramatist, John Drinkwater, whilst attending a congress of distinguished scholars gathered to celebrate Ferdowsī’s millenary and the inauguration of his mausoleum in Ṭūs. The celebrations also took place in Tehran and Mašhad.
The print is titled: "The first well - 1908, Anglo-Persian oild fields - Khuzistan".