'View in Bagdad.' Photographer: Wilfrid Malleson [‎35r] (1/2)

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'View in Bagdad.' Photographer: Wilfrid Malleson

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Ref: IOR/L/PS/20/C260, f 35 1

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 a narrow street in Baghdad, with children and adults in the foreground looking towards the camera. The buildings on either side of the street are made of brick and feature projecting mashrabiyyas of wood and metal.

Inscriptions:

Ink, below image: 'View in Bagdad.'

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1 b&w silver gelatin The principal photographic process used for black and white photography from the 1870s. print

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187 x 150 mm

Condition:

The print is in good condition with minor surface dirt throughout.

Foliation:

‘35’

Written in

English in Latin script

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Reference: IOR/L/PS/20/C260, f 35 1
Title: 'View in Bagdad.' Photographer: Wilfrid Malleson
Pages: 35r:35v
Author: Malleson, Sir Wilfrid
Usage terms: Public Domain

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