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Letter Writer. Baghdad, 1919 circa (b/w photo)

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NAM5925139
Image title
Letter Writer. Baghdad, 1919 circa (b/w photo)
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Unknown photographer, (20th century)
Location
National Army Museum, London
Medium
black and white photograph
Date
1918 AD (C20th AD)
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Letter Writer. Baghdad, 1919 circa. Photograph, Mesopotamia, 1918-1920 circa. Women in traditional Arabic dress sit next to a letter writer. In societies where most people were illiterate such individuals provided a useful service, especially when it came to dealing with official correspondence. From a photograph album of 334 photographs compiled by Major W Leith-Ross, Army Staff and 13th Frontier Force Rifles, 1918-1920.

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correspondence / writing / women / society / people and culture / road / Photograph / Photography / Mzphoto
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