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 ↗
Iraq — Portrait of a woman
Location not yet established
Oil wells and camp of the Iraq Petroleum Company. (5 miles S. of Kirkuk). Kirkuk District. A corked oil well
35.4719, 44.3954
Oil wells and camp of the Iraq Petroleum Company. (5 miles S. of Kirkuk). Kirkuk District. An I.P.C. refinery installation
35.4719, 44.3954
Nineveh. A Bedouin home near the mounds
36.3416, 43.1291
Nineveh. A Bedouin encampment near the mounds
36.3416, 43.1291
Mosul. The leaning tower showing detail of arabesque decoration
36.3416, 43.1291
Mosul. General view with tall minaret in center of picture
36.3416, 43.1291
Kufa. (On the banks of the Euphrates). Once an important Muslim center of learning. Typical river ferry in Iraq
32.0344, 44.4031
River scenes on the Euphrates taken at Hilla. A sunset scene
32.4822, 44.4328
Ur. Western wall of the ziggurat
30.9628, 46.1031
Ur. The ziggurat from the N.W
30.9628, 46.1031
Ur. The ziggurat from the S.E
30.9628, 46.1031
Ur. The great ziggurat
30.9628, 46.1031
Ur. Bedouin tent. Closer view
30.9628, 46.1031
Birs Nimrud, Tower of Babel. Gen. 11:4
32.3922, 44.3423
Euphrates River, fisherman throwing net, sunset scene
Location not yet established
Euphrates River, air, showing circuitous treeless course
Location not yet established
Mosul, third most important city in Iraq. The leaning tower
36.3416, 43.1291
Najaf-Iraq 1932
32.0010, 44.3300
Kirkuk. Main street in the newer town
35.4719, 44.3954
Kirkuk. A street scene in the older town
35.4719, 44.3954
The Lady Surrma of the Assyrian community in Mosul
36.3416, 43.1291
Mosul. The wool washing industry. Men knee deep in a weir along the river banks
36.3416, 43.1291
Mosul. Overlooking new street toward the east
36.3416, 43.1291