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. Bedouin "Haris." Watchman of the ruins
32.3922, 44.3423
River scenes on the Euphrates taken at Hilla. A reverie on the river's banks
32.4822, 44.4328
River scenes on the Euphrates taken at Hilla. Boats loaded with pottery pipes
32.4822, 44.4328
Ur. Descent from the ziggurat. A narrow stairway
30.9628, 46.1031
Babylon Gateway into Nebuchadnezzar's palace
32.5447, 44.4318
Babylon Remains of Belshazzar's palace
32.5447, 44.4318
Babylon Among the great palaces
32.5447, 44.4318
Babylon Massive brick buildings
32.5447, 44.4318
River scenes on the Euphrates taken at Hilla. Sunrise through a palm grove
32.4822, 44.4328
Kerbela. Entrance to the great mosque
32.5984, 44.0158
Oil wells and camp of the Iraq Petroleum Company. (5 miles S. of Kirkuk). Kirkuk District. The I.P.C. refineries burning surplus gas
35.4719, 44.3954
Kirkuk. General view showing ancient bridge over the winter torrent
35.4719, 44.3954
Mosul. The shoe market
36.3416, 43.1291
Mosul. Approaching city from the south; Tigris river on the right
36.3416, 43.1291
Birs Nimrud. Detail view of the Tower
32.3922, 44.3423
River scenes on the Euphrates taken at Hilla. Typical river boats
32.4822, 44.4328
River scenes on the Euphrates taken at Hilla. "Bellums" loaded with fuel
32.4822, 44.4328
Ur. Intrusive neo Babylonian burials
30.9628, 46.1031
Ur. Well preserved court yard and houses
30.9628, 46.1031
Ur. The temple of Nannar. Closer view
30.9628, 46.1031
Ur. Temple of Nannar, the moon God
30.9628, 46.1031
Ur. A general view of the ruins
30.9628, 46.1031
Babylon The Via Sacra
32.5447, 44.4318
Arbela (Erbil). Iraq. Arbela. (Erbil). Typical group: man, boys, and girl
36.1912, 44.0094