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“A woman sits in crude ‘miracle oil’ at the sanatorium town of Naftalan where a ten-minute daily bath is said to have medicinal benefits. Naftalan, Azerbaijan, 2010”
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Object Number 2019.5.2.10
Display Title “A woman sits in crude ‘miracle oil’ at the sanatorium town of Naftalan where a ten-minute daily bath is said to have medicinal benefits. Naftalan, Azerbaijan, 2010”
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Classification
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Department Photographic
Date 2010
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Azerbaijan / Naftalan
Materials Print, color
Quantity 1
Credit Line Robert Gardner Fellow

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Naftalan
"Open-air cafe at the Shafa Sanatorium. In the 1950s, the Soviet government offered free holiday flights to sanatoriums in Naftalan housing 2,500 guests. Naftalan, Azerbaijan, 2010"
2019.5.1.1 "Open-air cafe at the Shafa Sanatorium. In the 1950s, the Soviet government offered free holiday flights to sanatoriums in Naftalan housing 2,500 guests. Naftalan, Azerbaijan, 2010"
Photographic
Naftalan
"Albina Visilova, a regular visitor to the Naftalan Sanatorium. Naftalan, Azerbaijan, 2010"
2019.5.1.2 "Albina Visilova, a regular visitor to the Naftalan Sanatorium. Naftalan, Azerbaijan, 2010"
Photographic
Naftalan
"A journalist from Baku visits Naftalan to be treated for prostate problems. Naftalan, Azerbaijan, 2010"
2019.5.1.3 "A journalist from Baku visits Naftalan to be treated for prostate problems. Naftalan, Azerbaijan, 2010"
Photographic
Naftalan
"Some of the hundreds of letters of gratitude sent from all over the Soviet Union to the doctors at Naftalan, now in the collection of the town museum. Naftalan, Azerbaijan, 2012"
2019.5.1.5 "Some of the hundreds of letters of gratitude sent from all over the Soviet Union to the doctors at Naftalan, now in the collection of the town museum. Naftalan, Azerbaijan, 2012"
Photographic
Naftalan
"For decades, the town museum has collected walking sticks and crutches left by Naftalan patients. Naftalan, Azerbaijan, 2012"
2019.5.1.4 "For decades, the town museum has collected walking sticks and crutches left by Naftalan patients. Naftalan, Azerbaijan, 2012"
Photographic
Naftalan
Image Not Available for "A woman and her granddaughter sit on the artificial seawall, just yards from the Iranian border. Astara, Azerbaijan, 2010"
2019.5.2.2 "A woman and her granddaughter sit on the artificial seawall, just yards from the Iranian border. Astara, Azerbaijan, 2010"
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Astara
"Bathers at the Ishker hot springs. The walls around Ramsar's numerous medicinal baths were built with local stone, and the healing benefit of the water is sometimes attributed to this radioactive building material. Ramsar, Iran, 2015"
2019.5.1.33 "Bathers at the Ishker hot springs. The walls around Ramsar's numerous medicinal baths were built with local stone, and the healing benefit of the water is sometimes attributed to this radioactive building material. Ramsar, Iran, 2015"
Photographic
Ramsar
"Oil sits on the surface of the water alongside the Baku Boulevard. Baku, Azerbaijan, 2012"
2019.5.1.12 "Oil sits on the surface of the water alongside the Baku Boulevard. Baku, Azerbaijan, 2012"
Photographic
Baku
"The shrine of Mir Movsum Aga, the 'Boneless One,' a holy man who performed miracles and was believed to have no bones. Shuvalan, Azerbaijan, 2015"
2019.5.1.25 "The shrine of Mir Movsum Aga, the 'Boneless One,' a holy man who performed miracles and was believed to have no bones. Shuvalan, Azerbaijan, 2015"
Photographic
Shuvalan
"The oil fields of Ramana, owned and managed by SOCAR (State, Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic). Baku, Azerbaijan, 2010"
2019.5.1.13 "The oil fields of Ramana, owned and managed by SOCAR (State, Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic). Baku, Azerbaijan, 2010"
Photographic
Baku
Image Not Available for "A father and son bathe at Ishker hot springs. Some of the medicinal baths around Ramsar are surrounded by walls built with radioactive stone, which is believed to give the water healing properties. Ramsar, Iran, 2015"
2019.5.2.25 "A father and son bathe at Ishker hot springs. Some of the medicinal baths around Ramsar are surrounded by walls built with radioactive stone, which is believed to give the water healing properties. Ramsar, Iran, 2015"
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Ramsar