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2017.115.1355.2

A man prepares to smoke a hookah pipe with the steadying hand of a friend outside a shop selling 'Chelsea' and 'Lucky Strike' cigarettes and other items including 'Brasso'.


2017.115.1355.2

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Collection type
Photograph
Description
A man prepares to smoke a hookah pipe with the steadying hand of a friend outside a shop selling 'Chelsea' and 'Lucky Strike' cigarettes and other items including 'Brasso'.
Geographical reference
Eastern Province
Cultural groups
Arab
Date / Period
Date of photograph: 1946 - 1954
Acquisition information
Donated: 29/04/2017
Photographic process
Print gelatin silver
Dimensions
Length x Width 123 x 100 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 2017.115.1355.2 Previous other number: BAT.1414

Search terms: Street Life, Narcotic