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'Howz Al-Kasir'. Photographer: Domnick Photo, Basrah [‎156r] (1/2)

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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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This photograph shows a roadway and irrigation channel through Shaikh Aḥmad's estates at Fao, and the date gardens affected by the Basra port authorities’ widening of the roads.

The trench and roadway extend from foreground to background 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: ‘156’

Verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. , upper left, in pen: ‘HOWZ AL-KASIR FAO’

Lower left, ink stamp: ‘DOMNICK PHOTO BASRAH’

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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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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:

‘156’

Process:

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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'Howz Al-Kasir'. Photographer: Domnick Photo, Basrah [‎156r] (1/2), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/498, f 156, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023699845.0x000072> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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