HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTIONS
Historical Photographs of Iraq
Iraq’s visual history, from Baghdad and Mosul to the Tigris, Euphrates and ancient cities.Inside this collection
Cities, places and album subjects
Baghdad142 images ↗Location unverified49 images ↗Mosul42 images ↗Babylon26 images ↗Ur21 images ↗Kirkuk20 images ↗Hillah16 images ↗Najaf16 images ↗Karbala14 images ↗Qayyarah12 images ↗Erbil11 images ↗Ctesiphon10 images ↗Borsippa9 images ↗Al Kifl9 images ↗Hindiya6 images ↗Kufa6 images ↗Kish5 images ↗Tell al-Ubaid4 images ↗Assur3 images ↗Nimrud3 images ↗
Birs Nimrud. Tower of Babel. So called. A tall brick tower with sections of fused bricks
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Babylon Site of Daniel's den of lions with remains of ancient brick walls
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Babylon A subterranean dwelling. Used of old to escape the summer heat
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Babylon Ishtar gate. Close view of one of the walls with a bas-relief
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Kadimain, third holy city of the Shite Muslims. Entrance to mosque enclosure. Veneered with blue tiling
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Oil wells and camp of the Iraq Petroleum Company. (5 miles S. of Kirkuk). Hauling of I.P.C. pipe line sections to lay across the desert to Haifa, port of outlet on eastern Mediterranean
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Arbela. (Erbil). The quaint and only minaret in town
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Mosul. The vegetable market. Selling "fakus," huge local cucumbers
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Ashur (Qalat Sherqat). 40 miles S. of Mosul. The ruins showing remains of ancient castle in background
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Kish. (Tel-Uhaimir). The ruling city immediately after the deluge. View of the ruins with large open courts
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Kish. (Tel-Uhaimir). The ruling city immediately after the deluge. The ancient ruins showing extensive remains
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Kufa. (On the banks of the Euphrates). Once an important Muslim center of learning on the river Euphrates
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Birs Nimrud. View from the Tower of Babel looking down on the ruins
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River scenes on the Euphrates taken at Hilla. Women washing clothes. And fetching water from the same spot
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Ur. Remains of Dub-lal-Makh. Called by the locals "The Baths," el Hammam
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Ur. Sand encroaching on excavated ruins. Scene from the top of the ziggurat
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Ur. View from the top of the ziggurat showing steps leading up
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Babylon Camel caravan. Carrying grain near ancient ruins
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Babylon The Ishtar gate showing animals embossed on brick walls
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Babylon Brick walls and towers near the Ishtar gate
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Babylon Section of the Via Sacra showing well preserved pavement
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Babylon Jumble of brick walls. Remains of ancient houses
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Arch of Ctesiphon. "The wonder arch of the east." Desert traffic sign on the way to the arch of Ctesiphon
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Kerbela. The great mosque with dome and minarets overlaid with gold
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