HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTIONS
Iraq: A Visual Memory of Mesopotamia
Historical photographs of Iraqi cities and daily life, from Baghdad to Mosul, the Tigris and Euphrates banks, and ancient settlements.Inside this collection
Cities, places and album subjects
Baghdad163 images ↗Location unconfirmed83 images ↗Mosul52 images ↗Babylon29 images ↗Ur21 images ↗Kirkuk21 images ↗Hillah16 images ↗Najaf17 images ↗Karbala14 images ↗Qayyarah12 images ↗Erbil11 images ↗Al-Mada’in11 images ↗Borsippa9 images ↗Al Kifl10 images ↗Hindiya6 images ↗Kufa6 images ↗Kish5 images ↗Tell al-Ubaid4 images ↗Assur3 images ↗Nimrud3 images ↗Iraq Album · 192372 images ↗Basra7 images ↗Amarah1 images ↗
Kadimain, third holy city of the Shite Muslims. Court of the mosque
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Tigris River, air, showing palm groves on its banks. Psalm 137:
Location not yet established
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
35.4719, 44.3954
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
32.0010, 44.3300
Birs Nimrud. Bedouin "Haris." Watchman of the ruins
32.3922, 44.3423
River scenes on the Euphrates taken at Hilla. A reverie on the river's banks
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River scenes on the Euphrates taken at Hilla. Boats loaded with pottery pipes
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Ur. Descent from the ziggurat. A narrow stairway
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Babylon Gateway into Nebuchadnezzar's palace
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Babylon Remains of Belshazzar's palace
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Babylon Among the great palaces
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Babylon Massive brick buildings
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River scenes on the Euphrates taken at Hilla. Sunrise through a palm grove
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Kerbela. Entrance to the great mosque
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Oil wells and camp of the Iraq Petroleum Company. (5 miles S. of Kirkuk). Kirkuk District. The I.P.C. refineries burning surplus gas
35.4719, 44.3954
Kirkuk. General view showing ancient bridge over the winter torrent
35.4719, 44.3954
Mosul. The shoe market
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Mosul. Approaching city from the south; Tigris river on the right
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Birs Nimrud. Detail view of the Tower
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River scenes on the Euphrates taken at Hilla. Typical river boats
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