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‘Wharf of Local Resources, Amarah’ [‎11r] (1/2)

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The record is made up of 2 photographic prints. It was created in 1919. 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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Black and white panoramic photographs taken at Amarah, Iraq. The upper photograph shows large piles of filled sacks, a steam engine, and human activity in an open, grassy area. The lower photograph shows men loading filled sacks onto a river barge, moored along the bank of the river (Tigris).

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2 photographic prints
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Dimensions: upper photograph, 83 x 296 mm; lower photograph, 82 x 287 mm.

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English in Latin script
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‘Wharf of Local Resources, Amarah’ [‎11r] (1/2), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/20/35, f 11, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100035743856.0x00001b> [accessed 2 April 2025]

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