'Karachi: S. S. "Dumas" (Gulf Mail)'
Photo 496/6/1
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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 Jan 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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Genre/Subject Matter:
This scene, likely taken from on board ship, shows the steamship Dumas , which carried mail to and from the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . Although a port is not visible, it is likely that the steam ship is at anchor, since there are at least five other, smaller vessels alongside her.
A vertical rope and knot are out of focus in the foreground, indicating that the photograph was taken from on board ship, where rigging would be present.
Damaged film, printing error or a light leak has caused a band, most discernible in the lower edge of the left of the image, to appear under-exposed in the print.
Inscriptions:
Lower left, below image, in pen: ‘Karachi.’
Upper left, above image, in pencil, crossed-out: ‘a’
Lower right, alongside image, in pencil: ‘1’
Lower right, below image, in pen: ‘S.S. “Dumas” (Gulf Mail) (Jan. 1917)’
- 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
- 56 imagesRef: Photo 496/6
- Physical characteristics
Dimensions:
71 x 92 mm
Condition:
The image is in good condition. Some red ink has bled from the facing pages’ hand-drawn sketch onto the white mounting board around the image.
Foliation:
'a'; '1'
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- 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
- Photo 496/6/1
- Date(s)
- Jan 1917 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Photo 496/6/1
- Title
- 'Karachi: S. S. "Dumas" (Gulf Mail)'
- Pages
- 1-a
- Author
- Storrs-Fox, Edwin Aubrey
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