Letter writer, Baghdad, 1919 (c)
Photograph, Mesopotamia, 1919 (c).
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 an album of 334 photographs compiled by Major W Leith-Ross, Army Staff and 13th Frontier Force Rifles, 1918-1920.
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 1983-12-71-266
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum, Out of Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1983-12-71-266