ILN cover - Kuwait and its ruler, 1961Front cover of The Illustrated London News featuring the ruler of Kuwait, H. H. Sheikh Sir Abdullah As-Salim As-Sabah with telegrams of support from Kuwaiti citizens
Courtyard, house of Abdullah Pasha, Damascus, SyriaVintage 19th century photograph: courtyard of the house of Abdullah Pasha, Damascus, Syria
The worlds largest single oilfield: Kuwait and its fabulously rich ruler, Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah. The discovery of oil has brought immense wealth to Kuwait
Lily Brayton and Ben Webster in KismetMiss Lily Brayton (1876-1953) in the role of Marsinah and Mr Ben Webster (1864-1947) in the role of Abdullah in the play Kismet. Date: 1912
Khojak Tunnel and railway, Balochistan, British IndiaKhojak Tunnel (Shela Bagh Tunnel) on the Quetta railway, Qilla Abdullah District, Balochistan Province, British India (now in Pakistan), near the border with Afghanistan. Date: circa 1910s
Mecca. Angels decorating the Kaba at the birth of prophet Muhammad. Miniature. Book of Sufti Abdullah, master painter at the court of the Sultan Murad III, 1595. Topkapi Museum. Istanbul. Turkey
Mohammed Abdullah Hassan, The Mad MullahMohammed Abdullah Hassan, Somali religious and nationalist leader, nicknamed The Mad Mullah by the British. He was a Moslem fanatic, claiming to be the incarnation of Mahomet
Postman from Brummana with his donkey AbdullahPostman from Brummana, Matn District, Mount Lebanon (Liban) with his donkey Abdullah. This animal is reputed to have been the strongest donkey in Lebanon and worked the route between Beirut
Abdullah cigarettes advertisement, WW1 - trench ratsOne of a series of advertisements for Abdullah cigarettes during the First World War illustrated by Lewis Baumer. This one employs the familiar image of a British Tommy dismayed to find that
Circus SilhouetteA silhouette of a circus ring with tight-rope walkers. 1927
Impressions and Personalities at the Florida ClubScenes in the Florida Club in South Bruton Mews where, the glass floor creates an effect quite unlike anything else in Town. Caricatures by Hynes include, top left, the secretary Captain J
Abdullah cigarettes advertisement, WW1Advertisement for Abdullah cigarettes during the First World War with a poem entitled, Cheero! reflecting the British Armys obsession with cigarettes or smokes
Egyptian CigarettesAbdullah Egyptian cigarettes in stylish leather cases. Date: 1930s
Aleppo, Syria, - Tomb of Abu Bakr and Military HospitalAleppo, Syria, - Cheik et Bakr Quarter and Military Hospital - in the foreground is Tomb of Abu Bakr (Abdullah ibn Abi Quhafa) - senior companion (Sahabi)
Afghanistan - Bazaar at Chaman - Pathans selling grainAfghanistan (at this stage) - Bazaar at Chaman - Pathans selling grain. Chaman is now the capital of Qilla Abdullah District, Balochistan, Pakistan. Date: circa 1910s
Fes, Morocco - The Moulay Idriss MosqueBeggars at the Offering Wall of the Moulay Idriss Mosque at Fes (Fez), Morocco. Idris I (or Idris ibn Abdullah) was the first ruler and founder of the Idrisid Dynasty, ruling from 788 to 791 AD
SUFTI ABDULLAH (16th century). Angels decorating the Kaaba. 1594. Ottoman art. Miniature Painting. TURKEY. Istanbul. Library of Ahmed III (Topkapi Palace)
Portrait of a Woman, ConstantinopleA fine portrait of a rich woman of European extraction. Photograph by Abdullah Freres, Pera, Constantinople. They were the best court portrait photographers in Turkey
Palestine Mandate 1922Proclamation of the Palestine mandate at Jerusalem: reading the kings commission before Sir Herbert Samuel, Lord Allenby, and the Emir Abdullah
Jordan / Amman Mosque 1995Amman: detail of the new Abdullah Mosque
Sher (Shere) Ali & HeirSHER (SHERE) ALI, AND HIS LATE HEIR, ABDULLAH JAN Emir of Kabul from 1863-79, son of Dost Mohammed. Friendly relations with Russia led to conflict with the British
