A rough sketch of the sections of Shaikh Ahmad's estate in Fao
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Distinctive Features: Rough plan attached to a letter no. C-173 dated 29th April 1938 (folio 214) showing the relative positions of the sections of the Shaikh of Kuwait estate in Fao with occupants’ names reported; the proposed cut new road and widened old roads indicated by pecked line. Orie...
Three black and white photographs of Hawar Island submitted by the Bahrain Government to His Majesty''s Government as evidence of their continued occupation of the Island as part of their ownership claim. Photograph of Deira As-Shamalia, the northern village on Hawar Island, and its bay. Photogr...
‘Comparative tire [tyre] sections used on Fords in Arabia’
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The diagram shows tire [tyre] sections of Ford trucks used by the California Arabian Standard Oil Company in Saudi Arabia, for the following tyre makes and models: Goodyear Air Wheel; Dunlop; Royal Atlas; Firestone (English); Goodrich Silvertown (American, spelt Slivertown in the diagram). The d...
‘Comparative tire [tyre] sections used on Fords in Arabia’
Scope & Content:
The diagram shows tire [tyre] sections of Ford trucks used by the California Arabian Standard Oil Company in Saudi Arabia, for the following tyre makes and models: Goodyear Air Wheel; Dunlop; Royal Atlas; Firestone (English); Goodrich Silvertown (American, spelt Slivertown in the diagram). The d...
‘Refinery tankage – proposed method for brick sheathing’
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Blueprint plan showing a cross-section and elevation of a proposed method of construction for the brick sheathing of oil refinery tanks at the Bahrain Petroleum Refinery in Bahrain. The plan uses imperial measurements. In the lower left corner, the plan is indicated as having been drawn on 26 A...
‘Refinery tankage – proposed method for brick sheathing’
Scope & Content:
Blueprint plan showing a cross-section and elevation of a proposed method of construction for the brick sheathing of oil refinery tanks at the Bahrain Petroleum Refinery in Bahrain. The plan uses imperial measurements. In the lower left corner, the plan is indicated as having been drawn on 26 A...
The diagram shows a cross-section of a configuration of valves and other fittings at the top of an oil well, commonly referred to as a Christmas tree. The diagram is labelled ‘fig.3’, and is part of a number of other figures (1, 2, 4 and 5) which are included on a blueprint plan also in the fil...
The diagram, marked ‘Secret’ comprises a number of figures, all cross-sections, numbered as follows: 1. Cone & ball device 2. Tubing bomb 4. & 5. Wedging rollers Figure 3 (Xmas Tree) is on f 115. Each of the figures is annotated and marked with imperial measurements. In the lower l...
The sketch is of an aerial view of a road outside Manama, Bahrain (Belgrave road) on which a motorcycle accident occurred on 15 October 1942. The sketch accompanies a report of the accident, written by the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, addressed to the Politic...
A sketch showing the siting of Gwadar landing ground. The sketch is part of a letter (f 20) sent by Charles Clark Mylles, Assistant Manager at the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company Limited, to the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire.