Item 008 - Jean and Maurice Despott with their maid Fatimah

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Identity area

Reference code

MT NAM MEM-0005JB-02-008

Title

Jean and Maurice Despott with their maid Fatimah

Date(s)

  • 1945-1946 (Creation)

Level of description

Item

Extent and medium

1 digital surrogate of photograph on paper

Context area

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Fatimah was one of two maids which the Despott family had in their employ at their seaside villa in the Giorginpopili neighbourhood of Tripoli, Libya. According to Jean Borg, when communal violence used to break out between the Libyan Muslims and theRead more

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Physical characteristics and technical requirements

Technical Identification (original/physical copy): B&W; positive; paper print. Photographic Type: Gelatin Silver print. Size and dimensions of the digital surrogate image: TIFF: 8.75 MB (9,185,004 bytes); JPEG: 229 KB (235,158 bytes); 1432 x 2136Read more

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Allied materials area

Existence and location of originals

Original found at Jean Borg

Related units of description

Internal relationship: Related to Jean Borg interviews and ephemera

Notes area

Note

Photographer: n/a; Locality: Tripoli, Libya; Site: Giorginpopoli

Note

The digital copy was created on 10/05/2017. Reproduction: scanning, Capture Software: Canon 9000F Mark II.

Note

General keywords: Migration, Tripoli, Libya, Italian prisoners of war, British Army, Santo Spirito Hospital, Communal violence, Mintoff, Rundown, Withdrawal, Diseases, Patients, Healthcare

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Dates of creation revision deletion

Date of cataloguing: 13/09/2019