'The tomb of Ezra, on the Tigris.' Photographer: Wilfrid Malleson

IOR/L/PS/20/C260, f 49 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 from on board a vessel of the Tomb of Ezra, on the western shores of the Tigris. With palm trees in the background.

Inscriptions

Ink, below image: 'The tomb of Ezra, on the Tigris.'

Pencil, above image, at right: ‘49’;’27’

Extent and format
1 b&w silver gelatin The principal photographic process used for black and white photography from the 1870s. print
Physical characteristics

Dimensions:

144 x 192 mm

Condition:

The print is in good condition with minor surface dirt throughout.

Foliation:

‘49’

Written in
English in Latin script
Type
Photograph

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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 49 1

History of this record

Date(s)
1906 (CE, Gregorian)
Subjects
Mausoleums

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'The tomb of Ezra, on the Tigris.' Photographer: Wilfrid Malleson, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/20/C260, f 49 1, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100025687401.0x000035> [accessed 31 October 2024]

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