'North end of Awali.' Photographer: Arthur Edward Broadbent Parsons

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Genre/Subject Matter:

Image of the north end of Awali, a municipality in Bahrain, populated by workers from the Bahrain Petroleum Company.

Inscriptions:

Below image, in pen: 'N end of Awali'

Below image, in pencil: ‘499’

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

'Parsons Collection: Album of views of India and South-East Asia by Major General Sir Arthur Edward Broadbent Parsons'

13 images

Ref: Photo 667/4

Physical characteristics

Dimensions:

54 x 78 mm

Condition:

The image is in good condition.

Foliation:

‘499’

Process:

Silver gelatin The principal photographic process used for black and white photography from the 1870s. print

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Print

Access & Reference

Original held at

British Library: Visual Arts

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

Photo 667/4/499

History of this record

Date(s)

Jan-Mar 1956 (CE, Gregorian)

Places

ʻAwālī

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'North end of Awali.' Photographer: Arthur Edward Broadbent Parsons, British Library: Visual Arts, Photo 667/4/499, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100028716474.0x000009> [accessed 26 April 2024]

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