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IOR/R/15/2/651, f 52
- Record Id:
- 041-002899263
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000228236
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100024264632.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100071610916.0x000003
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/2/651, f 52
- Title:
- Photograph of a truck with trailer travelling on a dirt or sand track. Photographer unknown.
- Scope & Content:
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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’
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000209245
033-000227426
036-000228236
037-000228401
038-000228946
040-000228947
041-002899263 - Is part of:
- IOR/R : India Office Records transferred later through official channels
IOR/R/15 : Records of the British Residency and Agencies in the Persian Gulf
IOR/R/15/2 : Political Agency, Bahrain
IOR/R/15/2/139-916 : Bahrain Agency, Confidential Office Files
IOR/R/15/2/651-765 : File 28 [Second World] War
IOR/R/15/2/651 : ‘File 28/1 War – Miscellaneous’
IOR/R/15/2/651, f 52 : Photograph of a truck with trailer travelling on a dirt or sand track. Photographer unknown. - Hierarchy:
- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0002]/036-000228236[0003]/037-000228401[0033]/038-000228946[0001]/040-000228947[0006]/041-002899263
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 b&w silver-gelatin print
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100071610916.0x000003
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1940
- End Date:
- 1940
- Date Range:
- 1940
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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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
- Former External References:
- K-2840
- Material Type:
- Photographs
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)