HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTIONS
Ur
Iraq’s visual history, from Baghdad and Mosul to the Tigris, Euphrates and ancient cities.
Catalogue date · 1932Ur. Remains of Dub-lal-Makh. Called by the locals "The Baths," el Hammam
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Catalogue date · 1932Ur. Sand encroaching on excavated ruins. Scene from the top of the ziggurat
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Catalogue date · 1932Ur. View from the top of the ziggurat showing steps leading up
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Catalogue date · 1932Ur. Earthenware urn still in place. Used for a Babylonian burial
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Catalogue date · 1932Ur. (So called of the Chaldees) looking down on the city ruins from the top of the ziggurat
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Catalogue date · 1932Ur. A neo Babylonian burial. Seen above a brick wall
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Catalogue date · 1932Ur. Tent of a modern "Abraham." Ziggurat seen in distance
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Catalogue date · 1932Ur. Airplane flying over the ruins. Abram's birthplace. (Abraham)
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Catalogue date · 1932Ur. From the top of the ziggurat looking S
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Catalogue date · 1932Ur. Descent from the ziggurat. A narrow stairway
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Catalogue date · 1932Ur. Intrusive neo Babylonian burials
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Catalogue date · 1932Ur. Well preserved court yard and houses
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Catalogue date · 1932Ur. The temple of Nannar. Closer view
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Catalogue date · 1932Ur. Temple of Nannar, the moon God
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Catalogue date · 1932Ur. A general view of the ruins
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Catalogue date · 1932Ur. Western wall of the ziggurat
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Catalogue date · 1932Ur. The ziggurat from the N.W
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Catalogue date · 1932Ur. The ziggurat from the S.E
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Catalogue date · 1932Ur. The great ziggurat
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Catalogue date · 1932Ur. Bedouin tent. Closer view
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Catalogue date · 1932Ziggurat, Ur
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