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The Shatt al-Arab from Abadan Island, showing the date palms and, in the distance, the Iraq bank of the river, Iran – Historic Print

The Shatt al-Arab from Abadan Island, showing the date palms and, in the distance, the Iraq bank of the river, Iran, [no date recorded on caption card] — historic photograph
The Shatt al-Arab from Abadan Island, showing the date palms and, in the distance, the Iraq bank of the river, Iran, [no date recorded on caption card]. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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The Shatt al-Arab from Abadan Island, showing the date palms and, in the distance, the Iraq bank of the river, Iran

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Across the Shatt al-Arab, this view from Abadan Island takes in a stand of date palms on the Iranian side and, far off, the Iraqi bank of the river. The Shatt al-Arab forms where the Tigris and Euphrates meet before flowing into the Persian Gulf, and palm groves like these lined its banks for generations. Abadan later became known for the large oil refinery built there by the Anglo-Persian Oil Company in the early twentieth century. The caption card gives no date, so the scene is best read as a general view of the riverfront.

Created / published[no date recorded on caption card]
Medium1 photographic print.
NotesPhotoprint by A. Lawrence Lockhart. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Iran; Iraq; Ph. Ind.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,092 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-157162

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