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Saudi Arabia | Album of 44 black and white photographs of Mahd adh Dhahab gold mine camp, c. 1940s-1950s

UK: Greenford Park Warehouse

Lot Closed

May 24, 02:15 PM GMT

Estimate

1,200 - 1,800 GBP

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Saudi Arabia

Album of 44 photographs of Mahd adh Dhahab gold mine camp. [Circa 1940s-1950s]

Oblong folio (271 x 370mm.), 44 photographs (from 101 x 83mm. to 240 x 300mm. or the reverse), mounted on card, manuscript captions in white ink, a few photographs creased at corners, small tape repairs to versos of two photographs

The album principally contains photographs of Mahd adh Dhahab gold mine camp and its surroundings, also including views of the Saudi Arabian desert, inhabitants, and buildings.

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