'Beni-Bu-Hassan Looking S.'
IOR/R/15/1/444, f 128j
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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 4 Feb 1932. 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 aerial view of the Beni Bu Hassan looking south on 4 February 1932 by the R.A.F. during a reconnaissance mission in advance of a planned bombardment of Aiqa and Jaalan (Ja‘alān) described in following folios, f. 129-130.
The settlement is at centre and left, and consists of a large number of indistinct walled enclosures surrounded by plantations.
The inscriptions in the upper right corner probably refer to camera settings, as well as date and time of capture.
Inscriptions:
Recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. , directly into negative, upper right corner: 203.B.348.P BENI-BU-HASSAN LOOKING S. 4.2.32.1030 F10" 2000'’
Temporal Context:
Prints produced on 18 February 1932. Photographs taken on 4 February 1932, likely at 10.30 am.
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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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- 536 imagesRef: IOR/R/15/1/444
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155 x 205 mm
Format:
1 b&w silver gelatin The principal photographic process used for black and white photography from the 1870s. print
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The image is in good condition with minimal fading.
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- 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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- IOR/R/15/1/444, f 128j
- Date(s)
- 4 Feb 1932 (CE, Gregorian)
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- IOR/R/15/1/444, f 128j
- Title
- 'Beni-Bu-Hassan Looking S.'
- Pages
- 128jr:128jv
- Author
- Royal Air Force
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- Public Domain