'Aden Municipal Rubbish-Cart'. Photographer: Unknown
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- 'Aden Municipal Rubbish-Cart'. Photographer: Unknown
- Creator:
- Author: Frederick Mercer Hunter
- Date:
- 1873/1877
- Description:
- Abstract: Genre/Subject Matter:This photograph shows a scene from urban life in Aden, namely a municipal rubbish cart. The labourer who collects the rubbish is posed with the camel-drawn cart. Frederick Mercer Hunter mentions the establishment and administration of such rubbish collections in the context of the imposition, soon after occupation of Aden, of a tax or levy specifically for the purpose: ‘Gradually it became necessary to impose certain small taxes for the improvement of the town, such as sweeping and watering cess […].’ (p. 132)Inscriptions:In pencil, upper left corner adjacent to print: ‘10’Physical description: Dimensions:58 x 91mm [landscape]Format:1 albumen print pasted to backing paper and mounted between pp. 70-71Materials:Silver printing-out paper, albumen printCondition:The print is unevenly hand-cut but in good condition, with one surface adhesion of card c.1cm from lower left corner along edge. Some minor dark spotting from upper centre to upper right-hand corner originate in the printing process.Foliation:‘10’Process:Albumen print
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Photograph
- Type (Narrower):
- Photographs
- Type (Broader):
- Image
- Subject:
- Ethnographic heritage
- Geographic region:
- Aden
- Rights:
- المُلكية العامة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100023400730.0x000006_ar
81055/vdc_100023400730.0x000006_en
T.11308/10
T.11308/10