HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTIONS
Historical Photographs of Iraq
Iraq’s visual history, from Baghdad and Mosul to the Tigris, Euphrates and ancient cities.
Baghdad
142 images
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Location unverified
49 images
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Mosul
42 images
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Babylon
26 images
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Ur
21 images
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Kirkuk
20 images
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Hillah
16 images
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Najaf
16 images
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Karbala
14 images
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Qayyarah
12 images
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Erbil
11 images
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Ctesiphon
10 images
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Borsippa
9 images
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Al Kifl
9 images
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Hindiya
6 images
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Kufa
6 images
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Kish
5 images
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Tell al-Ubaid
4 images
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Assur
3 images
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Nimrud
3 images
Explore the collection ↗Catalogue date · 1932Babylon Basalt Lion. Closer front view, probably a Hittite war trophy
32.5447, 44.4318
Catalogue date · 1932Wool washing on Tigris banks at Mosul
36.3416, 43.1291
Catalogue date · 1932Nimrud, 20 miles S. of Mosul
36.0982, 43.3289
Catalogue date · 1932Nimrud (20 S. of Mosul) Assyrian capital 900-800 B.C
36.0982, 43.3289
Catalogue date · 1932Scene near Kerbela
32.5984, 44.0158
Catalogue date · 1932Rev. Panfil's house, Mosul
36.3416, 43.1291
Catalogue date · 1932Mosul
36.3416, 43.1291
Catalogue date · 1932Mosul
36.3416, 43.1291
Catalogue date · 1932Mosul, minaret
36.3416, 43.1291
Catalogue date · 1932Camp near Kerbela
32.5984, 44.0158
Catalogue date · 1932Mosul
36.3416, 43.1291
Catalogue date · 1932Kerbela
32.5984, 44.0158
Catalogue date · 1932Babylon
32.5447, 44.4318
Catalogue date · 1932Babylon
32.5447, 44.4318
Catalogue date · 1932Lion's den, Babylon
32.5447, 44.4318
Catalogue date · 1932Mosul
36.3416, 43.1291
Catalogue date · 1932Arbela. (Erbil). View of the town. The older town within the city walls taken from the minaret
36.1912, 44.0094
Catalogue date · 1932Mosul. The Tigris. Construction of river rafts on inflated goatskins. Mosul bridge seen in distance
36.3416, 43.1291
Catalogue date · 1932Kerbela. Second holy city of the Shiite Muslims. Entrance to the great mosque. Upper section, showing details of fine tile designs
32.5984, 44.0158
Catalogue date · 1932Nejaf. First sacred city of the Shiite Muslims. The necropolis showing graves of poor in foreground. No monuments, mere head stones
32.0010, 44.3300
Catalogue date · 1932Kufa. (On the banks of the Euphrates). Once an important Muslim center of learning. Street scene with picturesque palm trees in middle of roadway
32.0344, 44.4031
Catalogue date · 1932Kufa. (On the banks of the Euphrates). Once an important Muslim center of learning. Women filling their water jars on banks of the Euphrates
32.0344, 44.4031
Catalogue date · 1932Kufa. (On the banks of the Euphrates). Once an important Muslim center of learning. A palm grove and the Euphrates. The Kufa bridge in distance
32.0344, 44.4031
Catalogue date · 1932Kifl. Local Muslim village with a Jewish shrine to the prophet Ezekiel. General view showing shrine of Ezekiel and moslem minaret
32.2263, 44.3662