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 ↗
River scenes on the Euphrates taken at Hilla. "By the rivers of Babylon." An opalescent river scene
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River scenes on the Euphrates taken at Hilla. Silhouette effect in palm grove. Along the river
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River scenes on the Euphrates taken at Hilla. Drying fishing nets. Hung from stately palms
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Ur. Earthenware urn still in place. Used for a Babylonian burial
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Ur. (So called of the Chaldees) looking down on the city ruins from the top of the ziggurat
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Babylon Bedouin woman in her "khudda." On camelback
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Kadimain, third holy city of the Shite Muslims. Mosque entrance. Closer view
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Lady Surma, Mr. Pudley & Rev. John B. Panfil. Man in boat with one piece oar
Location not yet established
Lady Surma, Mr. Pudley & Rev. John B. Panfil. Man in boat with one piece oar
Location not yet established
Lady Surma, Mr. Pudley & Rev. John B. Panfil. Man in boat with one piece oar
Location not yet established
Lady Surma, Mr. Pudley & Rev. John B. Panfil. Man in boat with one piece oar
Location not yet established
Oil wells and camp of the Iraq Petroleum Company. (5 miles S. of Kirkuk). Kirkuk District. Center of the oil activities showing Baba Gurka on the left
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Mosul. The Tigris, washing clothes in the river
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Gayara. Area of bituminous wells S. of Mosul. A pool of bitumen with vivid reflections
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Gayara. Area of bituminous wells S. of Mosul. A bituminous pot-hole. At close view
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Ashur (Qalat Sherqat). 40 miles S. of Mosul. A general view of the ruins
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Kerbela. Second holy city of the Shiite Muslims. Entrance to the great mosque
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Nejaf. First sacred city of the Shiite Muslims. A street sweeper at work
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Nejaf. First sacred city of the Shiite Muslims. An arched covered street
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Birs Nimrud. Shrine of Abram. Mediaeval mosque honouring Abraham
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Birs Nimrud. So-called Tower of Babel. Distant view
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River scenes on the Euphrates taken at Hilla. Sun rays through a palm grove
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River scenes on the Euphrates taken at Hilla. Women carrying water from the river
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River scenes on the Euphrates taken at Hilla. Women with copper water pots. River scene
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