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 ↗
Ur. View from the top of the ziggurat showing steps leading up
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Babylon Camel caravan. Carrying grain near ancient ruins
32.5447, 44.4318
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
32.5447, 44.4318
Arch of Ctesiphon. "The wonder arch of the east." Desert traffic sign on the way to the arch of Ctesiphon
33.0944, 44.5830
Kerbela. The great mosque with dome and minarets overlaid with gold
32.5984, 44.0158
Arbela. (Erbil). Main city gate
36.1912, 44.0094
Arbela. (Erbil). Main road into the city
36.1912, 44.0094
Calah. (Nimrud) 20 miles S. of Mosul, capital of Assyria in 9th and 8th cents. B.C
36.0982, 43.3289
Nineveh. Nebi Yunis, tomb of the prophet Jonah, not far from Nineveh
36.3416, 43.1291
Mosul. Wool picking along the banks of the Tigris
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Mosul. A copper store. Dealer in pots and pans
36.3416, 43.1291
Mosul. Sennacherib's castle. View from the castle looking south with the Tigris river at the left
36.3416, 43.1291
Gayara. Area of bituminous wells S. of Mosul. Bituminous pot-holes. Concessioners' building in background
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Ashur (Qalat Sherqat). 40 miles S. of Mosul. El-Qala'a. The castle. A close view
35.4548, 43.2608
Kish. (Tel-Uhaimir). The ruling city immediately after the deluge. Tel-Kish from the south
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Kerbela. Second holy city of the Shiite Muslims. Pastoral scene near Kerbela
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Kerbela. Second holy city of the Shiite Muslims. Main street. Leading to the mosque
32.5984, 44.0158
Nejaf. First sacred city of the Shiite Muslims. Mosque entrance. Ever crowded
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Nejaf. First sacred city of the Shiite Muslims. Closer view of the city wall
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Nejaf. First sacred city of the Shiite Muslims. Distant view of the desert city
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Birs Nimrud. Mysterious fused or vitrified bricks. Section close up
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