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 ↗
Celebration of Iraq becoming member of the League of Nations, Oct. 6, 1932. Baghdad. Close up of His Majesty. Broadcasting his speech
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Celebration of Iraq becoming member of the League of Nations, Oct. 6, 1932. Baghdad. H.M. King Feisal. Speaking at the reception in the public garden
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Celebration of Iraq becoming member of the League of Nations, Oct. 6, 1932. Baghdad. Young Iraqis offer the fascist salute. To. H.M. the King
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Celebration of Iraq becoming member of the League of Nations, Oct. 6, 1932. Baghdad. Group of Iraqian Iraqi army officers. At the Royal Palace
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Celebration of Iraq becoming member of the League of Nations, Oct. 6, 1932. Baghdad. Sir Humphrey, British Ambassador. Taking leave of the King's Chamberlain at the Palace
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Celebration of Iraq becoming member of the League of Nations, Oct. 6, 1932. Baghdad. His late Majesty King Feisal. At the Royal Palace
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Baghdad. The Tigris. Dwellings on river wall. Raised well above river's high water mark on E. bank
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Baghdad. A Sabean silversmith. At work in his jewelry store. A Sabean-sect who venerate John the Baptist
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Celebration of Iraq becoming member of the League of Nations, Oct. 6, 1932. Baghdad. Street decorations on the day of celebration
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Celebration of Iraq becoming member of the League of Nations, Oct. 6, 1932. Baghdad. Maronite Bishop, etc. At the King's reception
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Celebration of Iraq becoming member of the League of Nations, Oct. 6, 1932. Baghdad. Important Arab sheiks of Iraq at the Palace
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Celebration of Iraq becoming member of the League of Nations, Oct. 6, 1932. Baghdad. School boys pay their respects. At the Palace
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Baghdad. The Tigris. The clock tower on the river's banks. The citadel is seen in the distance
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Baghdad. Melon barges. Along the Tigris banks. Fruit being unloaded and carried off by donkeys
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Baghdad. Head of the Maude Bridge. East side of the Tigris with sign 1918 Maude bridge
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Baghdad. Statue of General Maude. At the head of the Maude Bridge over the Tigris River
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Baghdad. Upper section of the Haidar Khana minaret showing the detail in tile work
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Royal College of Medicine of Iraq. Baghdad. Medical College. Group of students. Outside the entrance, on the campus
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Baghdad. The Tigris. Sunset silhouette. Horses coming down to the river for a dip
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Baghdad. The Tigris. Scene on the N. bank of the rivernear the law courts' enclosure
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Baghdad. The Tigris. Characteristic bows of the "Bellums." Large river boats with ornamental bows
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Baghdad. The Maude Bridge over the Tigris. Open for river traffic. A distant view
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Baghdad. The Katah Bridge. Over the Tigris with river boats in foreground
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Baghdad. Modern mosque and school. Covered with the typical blue tiles
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