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 ↗
Baghdad. Jamieh Sheikh Abel-Kadir el-Killani. Mosque with beautiful minaret
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Baghdad. Lower section of the Haidar Khana Mosque. Muezzin calling to prayer
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Baghdad. The Maude Bridge over the Tigris. Open for river traffic. A distant view
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Baghdad. Modern mosque and school. Covered with the typical blue tiles
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King Faysal (Faisal) I of Iraq (left) probably with his brother Emir Abdullah of Transjordan, at the palace, Baghdad, Iraq
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Hindiyah Barrage. About 48 miles S.E. of Baghdad. Front view showing fish thieves in their ghuffa
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Hindiyah Barrage. About 48 miles S.E. of Baghdad. Below the dam looking across the water
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Hindiyah Barrage. About 48 miles S.E. of Baghdad. Row of "Bellums," river boats in foreground
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Kadimain, third holy city of the Shite Muslims. Horse tram. Between Kadimain and Baghdad
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Kadimain, third holy city of the Shite Muslims. Road to Kadimain from Baghdad
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Baghdad. The Tigris. A sunset silhouette. A river boat with paddle wheel
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Baghdad. The Tigris. Sunset scene with ghuffas and fuel raft
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Baghdad. The Tigris. Silhouette of an angler in a boat with his catch
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Baghdad. The Tigris. Palm grove on the banks of the river
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Baghdad. Tigris river scene showing the Serai and large river boats
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Baghdad. The Tigris. Close up of a ghuffa. Freshly tarred and "riverworthy"
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Baghdad. The Tigris. Ghuffas and fuel barges along the river banks
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Baghdad. The Tigris. Ghuffas in dry dock for re-tarring
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Baghdad. The Tigris. Unloading bricks from "ghuffas." Round basket boats
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Baghdad. The Katah Bridge. Over the Tigris River looking N
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Baghdad. "Abu-Khazama" gun of magic fame. Outside the citadel
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Baghdad. Arcade in old citadel. A long series of arches
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Baghdad. Copper workers. Hammering out large copper utensils
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Baghdad. Sunrise scene taken from the Y.M.C.A. building
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