'Near the Customs House, Bagdad.' Photographer: Wilfrid Malleson
IOR/L/PS/20/C260, f 40 2
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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 1906. 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 on the Tigris riverbank near the customs house, Baghdad.
A large crowd and numerous beasts of burden take up most of the scene from lower left to right of centre, where filled sacks are being loaded or unloaded at the riverside. In the background the pontoon bridge is visible at left as well as a number of boats. Two-storey buildings with one projecting mashrabiyya line the riverbank at right. A group of men sit on benches in the shade on the terrace of a café.
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Ink, below image: 'Near the Customs House, Bagdad.'
- 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
- 106 imagesRef: IOR/L/PS/20/C260
- Physical characteristics
Dimensions:
105 x 133 mm
Condition:
The print is in good condition with minor surface dirt throughout.
Foliation:
‘40’
- 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
- IOR/L/PS/20/C260, f 40 2
- Date(s)
- 1906 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Bagdad
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- IOR/L/PS/20/C260, f 40 2
- Title
- 'Near the Customs House, Bagdad.' Photographer: Wilfrid Malleson
- Pages
- 40r:40v
- Author
- Malleson, Sir Wilfrid
- Usage terms
- Public Domain