‘Sakak Fort looking NW’ [‎79r] (1/2)

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‘Sakak Fort looking NW’

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/606, f 79

The record is made up of 1 black and white photograph. It was created in 14 Oct 1935-16 Oct 1935. 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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Content: Aerial photograph of Sakak [As Sikak] Fort, situated in a desert landscape on the frontier between Saudi Arabia and Qatar. The photograph was taken during a Royal Air Force reconnaissance flight on 14 October 1935. A shadow of the reconnaissance plane can be seen on the ground, to the left of the fort. On the rear of the photograph is a red date stamp, marked ‘for official use only’, ‘Royal Air Force official, Crown Copyright Reserved’, and dated 16 October 1935.
Extent and format: 1 black and white photograph
Physical characteristics: Dimensions: 183 x 183 mm.
Written in: English in Latin script

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Reference: IOR/R/15/1/606, f 79
Title: ‘Sakak Fort looking NW’
Pages: 79r:79v
Author: Royal Air Force
Usage terms: Public Domain

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