'Ahwaz: Karun River'
Photo 496/6/45
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The record is made up of 1 b&w silver gelatin The principal photographic process used for black and white photography from the 1870s. print. It was created in Apr 1917. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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Genre/Subject Matter:
View across the Karun river at Ahwaz [Ahvaz]. A small child stands naked on the bank with an older boy, who is kneeling. Various bundles of cloth are strewn on bank around the boys’ feet. In the distant background a herd of animals is being led to water by several men. Behind them a large, long fortified structure extends along the sky line.
Inscriptions:
Lower left, below image, in pen: 'Ahwaz'
Upper left, above image, in pencil, crossed-out: ‘a’
Lower right, alongside image, in pencil: ‘45’
Lower right, below image, in pen: ‘Karun River.’, ‘(April 1917)’
- Extent and format
- 1 b&w silver gelatin The principal photographic process used for black and white photography from the 1870s. print
- It is part of
- 56 imagesRef: Photo 496/6
- Physical characteristics
Dimensions:
70 x 95 mm
Condition:
The image is in good condition.
Foliation:
'a'; '43'
Process:
- Written in
- English in Latin script
- Type
- Photograph
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- British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.
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Unrestricted
- Archive reference
- Photo 496/6/45
- Date(s)
- Apr 1917 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Photo 496/6/45
- Title
- 'Ahwaz: Karun River'
- Pages
- 23-a
- Author
- Storrs-Fox, Edwin Aubrey
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