'View in Bagdad.' Photographer: Wilfrid Malleson

IOR/L/PS/20/C260, f 35 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 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 a narrow street in Baghdad, with children and adults in the foreground looking towards the camera. The buildings on either side of the street are made of brick and feature projecting mashrabiyyas of wood and metal.

Inscriptions:

Ink, below image: 'View in Bagdad.'

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

Dimensions:

187 x 150 mm

Condition:

The print is in good condition with minor surface dirt throughout.

Foliation:

‘35’

Written in
English in Latin script
Type
Photograph

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Original held at
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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Unrestricted

Archive reference
IOR/L/PS/20/C260, f 35 1

History of this record

Date(s)
1906 (CE, Gregorian)
Places
Bagdad

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'View in Bagdad.' Photographer: Wilfrid Malleson, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/20/C260, f 35 1, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100025687401.0x000019> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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