'House of dragoman of British Consulate Basra. On the Ashar Creek.' Photographer: Wilfrid Malleson

IOR/L/PS/20/C260, f 27 1

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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 1906. 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 of the house of a ‘dragoman’ (translator) for the British Consulate at Basra on the Ashar Creek. In the foreground at right, two men crouch down outside of a gate. The two-storey house is surrounded by a fence: a man stands on a low wall between two sections of fencing at centre. The brick and plaster house features ornately carved fan lights around a series of arched windows on the first floor. Large palms and other vegetation obscure part of the building from view at left.

Inscriptions:

Ink, below image: 'House of dragoman of British Consulate Basra. On the Ashar Creek.'

Pencil, above image to the right: ‘27’

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

'DIARY OF A TOUR IN THE PERSIAN GULF AND IN TURKISH ARABIA, DECEMBER, 1906 (WITH MAP)'

106 images

Ref: IOR/L/PS/20/C260

Physical characteristics

Dimensions:

154 x 187 mm

Condition:

The print is in good condition throughout with minor toning/fading at all edges

Foliation:

‘27’

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Photograph

Archive information for this record

Original held at: 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.
Access conditions: Unrestricted
Archive reference: IOR/L/PS/20/C260, f 27 1
Date(s): 1906 (CE, Gregorian)

Places: Basra

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Reference: IOR/L/PS/20/C260, f 27 1
Title: 'House of dragoman of British Consulate Basra. On the Ashar Creek.' Photographer: Wilfrid Malleson
Pages: 27r:27v
Author: Malleson, Sir Wilfrid
Usage terms: Public Domain