Photograph of a truck with trailer travelling on a dirt or sand track. Photographer unknown. [52v] (2/2)
The record is made up of 1 b&w silver-gelatin print. It was created in 1940. 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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Subject Matter: The photograph shows a six-wheel flatbed truck, with four-wheel trailer attached, used by the California Arabian Standard Oil Company at Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. The truck is moving along a dirt or sand track, and is seen from behind, possibly from the rear window of another moving vehicle. A long flat metal structure is being carried by the truck. Three men, dressed in Western attire of shirts and trousers, can be seen standing on the truck footplate and truck bed, while another two men run alongside the truck, one to its left and the other to its right. Behind the truck, on the far side of the track, a grassy embankment rises, crowned with shrubs and small trees.
Inscriptions: In the bottom-right corner of the photograph: ‘K-2840’
- Extent and format
- 1 b&w silver-gelatin print
- Physical characteristics
Dimensions: 129 mm x 177 mm
Condition: The photograph is generally in good condition. The left-hand edge of the image is discoloured, possibly as a result of overexposure to light. Along the top-edge of the photograph, and on the rear, there are rust marks where a paperclip was once attached to the photograph.
Foliation: The photograph bears a circled 60. The folio number that should be used for referencing purposes is on the plastic sleeve in which the photograph is held (52).
Process: Silver-gelatin
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Photograph of a truck with trailer travelling on a dirt or sand track. Photographer unknown. [52v] (2/2), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/2/651, f 52, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100029933734.0x000076> [accessed 13 July 2026]
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