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'Mohammerah' [‎20-b] (1/1)

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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 May 1917. 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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View in Mohammerah [Khorramshahr]. A narrow creek at the left of the photograph is one of the many small waterways that lead towards the Shatt El-Arab.

In the centre background stands a two-storey house with two large mashrabiyya and a roof-terrace. In front of the house a small bridge crosses the creek from a pathway that extends from the right foreground to the background alongside a high brick wall. Several women walk away from the camera along this path, carrying earthenware jugs and other bundles.

Inscriptions:

Lower left, below image, in pen: ‘Mohammerah’

Upper left, above image, in pencil, crossed-out: ‘b’

Lower right, alongside image, in pencil: ‘40’

Lower right, below image, in pen: (May. 1917)’

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1 b&w silver gelatin The principal photographic process used for black and white photography from the 1870s. print
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70 x 92 mm

Condition:

The image is in good condition.

Foliation:

'b'; '40'

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

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English in Latin script
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