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 ↗
River scenes on the Euphrates taken at Hilla. "Bellums" loaded with fuel
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Ur. Intrusive neo Babylonian burials
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Ur. Well preserved court yard and houses
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Ur. The temple of Nannar. Closer view
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Ur. Temple of Nannar, the moon God
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Ur. A general view of the ruins
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Babylon The Via Sacra
32.5447, 44.4318
Arbela (Erbil). Iraq. Arbela. (Erbil). Typical group: man, boys, and girl
36.1912, 44.0094
Iraq — Portrait of a woman
Location not yet established
Oil wells and camp of the Iraq Petroleum Company. (5 miles S. of Kirkuk). Kirkuk District. A corked oil well
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Oil wells and camp of the Iraq Petroleum Company. (5 miles S. of Kirkuk). Kirkuk District. An I.P.C. refinery installation
35.4719, 44.3954
Nineveh. A Bedouin home near the mounds
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Nineveh. A Bedouin encampment near the mounds
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Mosul. The leaning tower showing detail of arabesque decoration
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Mosul. General view with tall minaret in center of picture
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Kufa. (On the banks of the Euphrates). Once an important Muslim center of learning. Typical river ferry in Iraq
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River scenes on the Euphrates taken at Hilla. A sunset scene
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Ur. Western wall of the ziggurat
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Ur. The ziggurat from the N.W
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Ur. The ziggurat from the S.E
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Ur. The great ziggurat
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Ur. Bedouin tent. Closer view
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Birs Nimrud, Tower of Babel. Gen. 11:4
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Euphrates River, fisherman throwing net, sunset scene
Location not yet established