Periods
1923–1949
Explore historic photographs in the 1923–1949 collection.Oil wells and camp of the Iraq Petroleum Company. (5 miles S. of Kirkuk). Kirkuk District. An I.P.C. refinery installation with tall smoke stacks
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Oil wells and camp of the Iraq Petroleum Company. (5 miles S. of Kirkuk). Kirkuk District. An oil well on fire. Clouds of black smoke
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Oil wells and camp of the Iraq Petroleum Company. (5 miles S. of Kirkuk). Kirkuk District. A river of crude oil. Result of an uncontrolled gusher
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Oil wells and camp of the Iraq Petroleum Company. (5 miles S. of Kirkuk). Kirkuk District. An oil driller. Showing full height of drill tower
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Oil wells and camp of the Iraq Petroleum Company. (5 miles S. of Kirkuk). Kirkuk District. The I.P.C. camp. General view of colony for the staff
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Nineveh. A traditional wheat mill near shrine of Nebi Yunis
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Nineveh. Mounds covering ancient site taken from a distance
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Mosul. Wool washers along the river
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Gayara. Area of bituminous wells S. of Mosul. Series of bitumen storage pools
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Kish. (Tel-Uhaimir). The ruling city immediately after the deluge. The ancient ruins
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Nejaf. First sacred city of the Shiite Muslims. A main street
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River scenes on the Euphrates taken at Hilla. A river scene with small ghuffa
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River scenes on the Euphrates taken at Hilla. A river scene showing types of men
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Ur. From the top of the ziggurat looking S
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Babylon Remains of the city walls
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Arch of Ctesiphon. "The wonder arch of the east." From the S. A back view
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Kadimain, third holy city of the Shite Muslims. Court of the mosque
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Oil wells and camp of the Iraq Petroleum Company. (5 miles S. of Kirkuk). Kirkuk District. An oil driller. Showing full height of drill tower
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Oil wells and camp of the Iraq Petroleum Company. (5 miles S. of Kirkuk). Kirkuk District. An oil driller. Showing full height of drill tower
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Mosul. Sennacherib's castle. Ruined remains on the west bank of the Tigris river
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Mosul. In the heart of ancient Mosul, showing a Yezidi shrine to the left
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Gayara. Area of bituminous wells S. of Mosul. A collecting reservoir of bitumen
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Nejaf. First sacred city of the Shiite Muslims. Police headquarters
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Birs Nimrud. Bedouin "Haris." Watchman of the ruins
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