'Arabian Sea: S. S. "Ranchi"'
Photo 496/10/15
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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 Nov 1926. 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 on board the S. S. Ranchi from the portside deck back towards the stern, somewhere in the Arabian Sea. The two funnels of the steamship are at the centre of the image; a row of lifeboats recede into the background at right.
Inscriptions:
Lower left, below image, in pen: ‘Arabian Sea’
Upper left, above image, in pencil, crossed-out: ‘a’
Lower right, alongside image, in pencil: ‘15’
Lower right, below image, in pen: ‘S.S. “Ranchi”‘(Nov. 1916)’
- 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
- 4 imagesRef: Photo 496/10
- Physical characteristics
Dimensions:
70 x 96 mm
Condition:
The image is in good condition.
Foliation:
'a'; '15'
Process:
- 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
- Photo 496/10/15
- Date(s)
- Nov 1926 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Steamships
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- Reference
- Photo 496/10/15
- Title
- 'Arabian Sea: S. S. "Ranchi"'
- Pages
- 8-a
- Author
- Storrs-Fox, Edwin Aubrey
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