'The Shatt-el-Arab at Basra'. Photographer: Wilfrid Malleson [‎26v] (2/2)

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'The Shatt-el-Arab at Basra'. Photographer: Wilfrid Malleson

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Ref: IOR/L/PS/20/C260, f 26 1

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'Entrance to the Ashar Creek Basra.' Photographer: Wilfrid Malleson

2 images

Ref: IOR/L/PS/20/C260, f 26 2

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 Shatt-el-Arab at Basra. In the foreground and middle-ground at let two canoe-like boats hold two men each. In the background the arsenal, the entrance to Ashar Creek and the customs house are marked in ink on the photograph.

Inscriptions:

Ink, below image: 'The Shatt-el-Arab at Basra'

Pencil, above image to the right: ‘26’

Ink, inscribed on image: ‘Arsenal’; ‘entrance to Ashar Creek’; ‘Customs House’

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

Physical characteristics

Dimensions:

150 x 193 mm

Condition:

The print is in good condition throughout.

Foliation:

‘26’

Written in

English in Latin script

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Reference: IOR/L/PS/20/C260, f 26 1
Title: 'The Shatt-el-Arab at Basra'. Photographer: Wilfrid Malleson
Pages: 26r:26v
Author: Malleson, Sir Wilfrid
Usage terms: Public Domain

Reference: IOR/L/PS/20/C260, f 26 2
Title: 'Entrance to the Ashar Creek Basra.' Photographer: Wilfrid Malleson
Pages: 26r:26v
Author: Malleson, Sir Wilfrid
Usage terms: Public Domain

'The Shatt-el-Arab at Basra'. Photographer: Wilfrid Malleson [‎26v] (2/2)

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