'Mahmudiyeh, the first stage on the road to Babylon.' Photographer: Wilfrid Malleson
Date:
1906/1906
Description:
Genre/Subject MatterView in Mahmudiyeh [Al Mahmudiyah], south of Baghdad on the way to Babylon. The carriage in IOR/L/PS/20/C260, f 43 1 is visible at the centre of the image in front of a large two-storey building featuring a long enclosed balcony or mashribiyya.Several groups of people are scattered in the middle- and foreground across an open space between buildings, with a dog lying left of centre.InscriptionsInk, below image: 'Mahmudiyeh, the first stage on the road to Babylon.'1 b&w silver gelatin printDimensions:102 x 146 mmCondition:The print is in good condition with minor surface dirt throughout.Foliation:‘43’