'Salt Rocks and River [Qishm].' Photographer: Unknown

Photo 49/1/17

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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 24 Nov 1903. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: Visual Arts.

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Genre/Subject Matter:

View of the salt rocks and a river on Qishm Island. Rocky hills rise in the background, while at right a scree-covered slope leads down to the river at centre.

Inscriptions:

Ink, below image: 'Salt Rocks and River.'

Pencil, lower right, alongside image: ‘17’

Extent and format
1 b&w silver gelatin The principal photographic process used for black and white photography from the 1870s. print
Physical characteristics

Dimensions:

101 x 148 mm

Condition:

The print is in good condition, though the mounting paper is heavily foxed and crumbling.

Foliation:

‘17’

Process:

Silver gelatin The principal photographic process used for black and white photography from the 1870s.

Written in
English in Latin script
Type
Photograph

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Original held at
British Library: Visual Arts
Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference
Photo 49/1/17

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Date(s)
24 Nov 1903 (CE, Gregorian)

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'Salt Rocks and River [Qishm].' Photographer: Unknown, British Library: Visual Arts, Photo 49/1/17, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024111424.0x00000d> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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