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 ↗
Oil wells and camp of the Iraq Petroleum Company. (5 miles S. of Kirkuk). Kirkuk District. An I.P.C. refinery installation with tall smoke stacks
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Oil wells and camp of the Iraq Petroleum Company. (5 miles S. of Kirkuk). Kirkuk District. An oil well on fire. Clouds of black smoke
35.4719, 44.3954
Oil wells and camp of the Iraq Petroleum Company. (5 miles S. of Kirkuk). Kirkuk District. A river of crude oil. Result of an uncontrolled gusher
35.4719, 44.3954
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
Oil wells and camp of the Iraq Petroleum Company. (5 miles S. of Kirkuk). Kirkuk District. The I.P.C. camp. General view of colony for the staff
35.4719, 44.3954
Nineveh. A traditional wheat mill near shrine of Nebi Yunis
36.3416, 43.1291
Nineveh. Mounds covering ancient site taken from a distance
36.3416, 43.1291
Mosul. Wool washers along the river
36.3416, 43.1291
Gayara. Area of bituminous wells S. of Mosul. Series of bitumen storage pools
35.7984, 43.2945
Kish. (Tel-Uhaimir). The ruling city immediately after the deluge. The ancient ruins
32.5400, 44.6046
Nejaf. First sacred city of the Shiite Muslims. A main street
32.0010, 44.3300
River scenes on the Euphrates taken at Hilla. A river scene with small ghuffa
32.4822, 44.4328
River scenes on the Euphrates taken at Hilla. A river scene showing types of men
32.4822, 44.4328
Ur. From the top of the ziggurat looking S
30.9628, 46.1031
Babylon Remains of the city walls
32.5447, 44.4318
Arch of Ctesiphon. "The wonder arch of the east." From the S. A back view
33.0944, 44.5830
Kadimain, third holy city of the Shite Muslims. Court of the mosque
33.3062, 44.3872
Tigris River, air, showing palm groves on its banks. Psalm 137:
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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
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
36.3416, 43.1291
Mosul. In the heart of ancient Mosul, showing a Yezidi shrine to the left
36.3416, 43.1291
Gayara. Area of bituminous wells S. of Mosul. A collecting reservoir of bitumen
35.7984, 43.2945
Nejaf. First sacred city of the Shiite Muslims. Police headquarters
32.0010, 44.3300