‘British India S.N. Co. Ltd. M.S. Dwarka’

IOR/R/15/2/1560, f 57

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The record is made up of 1 photographic postcard. It was created in 1947. 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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Postcard showing a black-and-white photograph of the Dwarka (operated by the British India Steam Navigation Company Limited) at sea. The postcard was enclosed with a letter dated 1 November 1947, sent by the Bahrain office of the shipping agent Gray, Mackenzie & Company, to the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. in Bahrain (f 56). The Dwarka entered service in 1947, and operated between the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and India until 1982. The M.S. in the postcard’s caption stands for Motor Ship.

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1 photographic postcard
Physical characteristics

Dimensions: 89 x 138 mm.

Condition: The postcard has two punch holes; one on the left-hand edge, the other on the right-hand edge.

The postcard is housed in a clear plastic sleeve.

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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IOR/R/15/2/1560, f 57

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1947 (CE, Gregorian)

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