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‘Wharf of Local Resources, Hillah’ [‎15r] (1/1)

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‘Wharf of Local Resources, Hillah’
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Ref: IOR/L/PS/20/35, f 15 1
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‘Sirriah Dam’
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Ref: IOR/L/PS/20/35, f 15 2

The record is made up of 1 photographic print. It was created in 1919. 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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Black and white panoramic photograph taken at Hillah [Al Ḩillah], Iraq, showing a wide, open space in which large tents have been erected. A pile of sacks dominates the foreground on the right-hand side of the photograph. Smaller piles of sacks are scattered across the rest of the space.

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Dimensions: 83 x 294 mm.

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IOR/L/PS/20/35, f 15 1
Title
‘Wharf of Local Resources, Hillah’
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15r
Author
East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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