'Bundar Abbas: "Englishman's Hat" (Custom House)'
Photo 496/6/13
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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 May 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 towards the custom house at Bundar Abbas [Bandar Abbas], the large crenellated building in the background. In the foreground men and boys stand along the quays engaged in the loading and unloading of bundles.
Inscriptions:
Lower left, below image, in pen: ‘'Bundar Abbas.’
Lower right, below image, in pen: "Englishman's Hat" (Custom House)'
Upper left, above image, in pencil, crossed-out: ‘a’
Lower right, alongside image, in pencil: ‘13’
Lower right, below image, in pen: ‘(May. 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 96 mm
Condition:
The image is in good condition.
Foliation:
'a'; '13'
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 496/6/13
- Date(s)
- May 1917 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Photo 496/6/13
- Title
- 'Bundar Abbas: "Englishman's Hat" (Custom House)'
- Pages
- 7-a
- Author
- Storrs-Fox, Edwin Aubrey
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