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'Mohammerah: Karun River' [‎20-a] (1/1)

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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 May 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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View at Mohammerah [Khorramshahr] on the banks of the Karun river. The shoreline extends from lower right to centre left. Several small canoes are pulled up along the shore, while larger boats lie at anchor left of centre, with another dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. under sail on the right. Along the distant horizon the opposite bank of the river can be seen.

Inscriptions:

Lower left, below image, in pen: ‘'Mohammerah’

Upper left, above image, in pencil, crossed-out: ‘a’

Lower right, alongside image, in pencil: ‘39’

Lower right, below image, in pen: ‘Karun River.’, (May. 1917)’

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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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70 x 92 mm

Condition:

The image is in good condition.

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'a'; '39'

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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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'Mohammerah: Karun River' [‎20-a] (1/1), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, Photo 496/6/39, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023814039.0x00002f> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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