'The water-gate of Old Bagdad with guffas in the foreground.' Photographer: Wilfrid Malleson
IOR/L/PS/20/C260, f 42 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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Genre/Subject Matter
View of the water gate in Baghdad from across the water. At least five gufas – round boats, made from palm and straw, which are used to carry passengers and cargo – are pulled up on the shoreline in the middle-ground.
A crowd of people and some lone figures stand along the shoreline and in the boats. In the background high brick walls and other structures extend from left to right.
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Ink, below image: 'The water-gate of Old Bagdad with guffas in the foreground.'
- 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:
110 x 149 mm
Condition:
The print is in good condition with minor surface dirt throughout.
Foliation:
‘42’
- 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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- Archive reference
- IOR/L/PS/20/C260, f 42 2
- Date(s)
- 1906 (CE, Gregorian)
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'The water-gate of Old Bagdad with guffas in the foreground.' Photographer: Wilfrid Malleson, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/20/C260, f 42 2, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100025687401.0x000028> [accessed 7 June 2026]
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- IOR/L/PS/20/C260, f 42 2
- Title
- 'The water-gate of Old Bagdad with guffas in the foreground.' Photographer: Wilfrid Malleson
- Pages
- 42r:42v
- Author
- Malleson, Sir Wilfrid
- Usage terms
- Public Domain