Bagdad Collection

Beatrice Lillie in the comedy film Are You There? - appearing as an acrobat in Bagdad Daddies: the lady detective in a wonderful disguise. Date: 1931

Woman of Baghdad in everyday dress of botanical-print robes, harem pants and sandals. Illustration by Mounier from Guillaume-Antoine Oliviers Travels in the Ottoman Empire, Egypt and Persia, 1801

Woman of Baghdad in formal dress. Illustration by Mounier from Guillaume-Antoine Oliviers Travels in the Ottoman Empire, Egypt and Persia, 1801

Tenor singer Huet as the Caliph in The Caliph
Tenor singer Louis-Auguste Huet as Calife in the comic opera Le Calife de Bagdad by Francois Adrien Boieldieu, Theatre Royal de l Opera Comique, 1824. Handcoloured lithograph by F

Sabu in The Thief of Bagdad. Sabu (1924-1963) child star of British films of the late 1930s, mostly in adventure films produced by Alexandra Korda. Born in India. Relocated to Hollywood in the 1940s

Helmet of King Meskalamdug. Sumerian art
Gold helmet of King Meskalamdug. ca. 2400 BC. Sumerian art. Jewelry. IRAQ. Bagdad. Baghdad Museum. Proc: IRAQ. Ur

Yahya ibn Mahmud al-Wasiti; Al-Hariri of Basra

Julanne Johnston as Princess in The Thief of Bagdad
Julanne Johnston (1900-1988) as the Princess (Caliphs daughter) in the Douglas Fairbanks swashbuckler film, The Thief of Bagdad. 1924

Preparing to film The Thief of Bagdad, Hollywood, USA
Preparing to film The Thief of Bagdad (released in 1924), adapted from the Arabian Nights stories. Parts of the set, and prop items such as large jars, can be seen. Date: 1923

Camels at Douglas Fairbanks Studio, Hollywood, USA
Camels at Douglas Fairbanks Studio, Hollywood, Los Angeles, USA, at the time of the filming of The Thief of Bagdad (released 1924). Date: 1923

The Maqamat (The Assemblies of al-Hariri), characteristic genre of the medieval arabic literature. Edition carried out in Bagdad and illustrated by al-Wasiti (1237)

Al-Hariri of Basra (1054-1122). Arab erudite
" Al-Hariri of Basra (1054-1122). Arab erudite and poet. " The Maqamat" (The Assemblies of al-Hariri), characteristic genre of the medieval arabic literature

Vase with Dragons. Mesopotamian art. Ceramics. IRAQ. Bagdad. Baghdad Museum

IRAQ. BAGDAD. Bagdad. Abassid Palace (1179-1225). Arches of the inner courtyard. Abbasid art. Architecture

IRAQ. Bagdad. Bunker n. 25, used during the Gulf War

The Harem Saloon / W H Robinson
The Harem Saloon, built to resemble a small portion of Bagdad, with domes and minarets. Ideal for transporting the odd wife or two

Mirjan Mosque, Baghdad, Iraq
The Mirjan Mosque, Baghdad, Iraq. On the road in the foreground a traffic official direct what little traffic there is! The sign to Keep on the Left is a direct indication of the British

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