'Howz Al-Bangalow'. Photographer: Dominick Photo, Basrah
IOR/R/15/1/498, f 157
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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 1938. 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:
This photograph shows a road through Shaikh Aḥmad's estates at Fao, and the date gardens affected by the Basra port authorities’ widening of the roads.
The road extends from foreground to background at right, with date palms on either side.
Inscriptions:
Recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. , upper left, in pen: ‘157’
Verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. , upper left, in pen: ‘HOWZ AL-BANGALOW FAO’
Lower left, ink stamp: ‘DOMNICK PHOTO BASRAH’
- 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
- 400 imagesRef: IOR/R/15/1/498
- Physical characteristics
Dimensions:
199 x 294 mm
Condition:
The image is in good condition though punctured partially four times along the lower edge and twice completely by a hole punching device, also along the lower edge.
Foliation:
‘157’
Process:
- Written in
- English in Latin script
- Type
- Photograph
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- 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/R/15/1/498, f 157
- Date(s)
- 1938 (CE, Gregorian)
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- IOR/R/15/1/498, f 157
- Title
- 'Howz Al-Bangalow'. Photographer: Dominick Photo, Basrah
- Pages
- 157r:157v
- Author
- Domnick Photo
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