Periods
1923–1949
Explore historic photographs in the 1923–1949 collection.Mamillah Road & Jaffa Gate deserted
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Jaffa Gate closed Oct. 17, 1938
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Scene inside Jaffa Gate showing city men with Bedouin headgear
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Babylon Basalt Lion. Closer front view, probably a Hittite war trophy
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Wool washing on Tigris banks at Mosul
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Nimrud, 20 miles S. of Mosul
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Nimrud (20 S. of Mosul) Assyrian capital 900-800 B.C
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Scene near Kerbela
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Rev. Panfil's house, Mosul
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Mosul
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Mosul
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Mosul, minaret
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Camp near Kerbela
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Mosul
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Kerbela
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Babylon
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Babylon
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Lion's den, Babylon
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Mosul
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Arbela. (Erbil). View of the town. The older town within the city walls taken from the minaret
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Mosul. The Tigris. Construction of river rafts on inflated goatskins. Mosul bridge seen in distance
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Kerbela. Second holy city of the Shiite Muslims. Entrance to the great mosque. Upper section, showing details of fine tile designs
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Nejaf. First sacred city of the Shiite Muslims. The necropolis showing graves of poor in foreground. No monuments, mere head stones
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Kufa. (On the banks of the Euphrates). Once an important Muslim center of learning. Street scene with picturesque palm trees in middle of roadway
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