Camels Collection (page 8)

Arab patrol flying the Sherifian Flag, Middle East, WW1
An Arab patrol led by General Jaafar Pashas ADC, flying the Sherifian Flag, marching across the desert during the Arab Revolt, First World War. Date: 1917-1918

Mounted infantry in the desert, Middle East, WW1
Mounted infantry in the desert during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Desert columns at El Magdhaba, Egypt, WW1
Desert columns at El Magdhaba, on the Sinai peninsula, Egypt, during the First World War. Date: 11 June 1917

Desert column at El Magdhaba, Egypt, WW1
A desert column at El Magdhaba, on the Sinai peninsula, Egypt, during the First World War. Date: 11 June 1917

Allied troops with camels, Mesopotamia, WW1
The 1st Battalion Connaught Rangers and 3rd (Lahore) Division with camels at Warley Wood, their base in Mesopotamia towards the end of the First World War. They are offloading the days water supply

Algeria - Biskra - Camel Caravan on the move Date: circa 1906

Ottoman army encampment at El Arish, Egypt
The Ottoman army encampment at El Arish, Egypt. 1801

Cairo, Egypt, with camels and driver
Grand Cairo with its Citadel under Mount Mokattam. The city is in the background with two camels and their driver in the foreground. 1803

Biskra, Algeria - The Royal Hotel Date: circa 1910s

Travel / Camel / India
Travellers and their escort in the province of Kattywar, India Date: 19th century

Camels Fighting C1845
Two camels fight while two men watch in excitement: they have probably taken a bet on the outcome. Date: circa 1845

Jordan / Petra Selah Ruins
Petra: ruins of Selah, a temple excavated out of the rock Date: 1834

Jordan / Petra / Edom 1835
Petra: Edom, a triumphal arch across the ravine which forms one of the approaches to Selah or Petra Date: 1835

Surveying in Afghanistan
A mile-measuring machine (perambulator) being used by the Afghan Boundary Commission. Date: circa 1884

French Survey Algeria
The French whilst surveying the Sahara, stop for refreshment at an oasis Date: 1906

Trade Route / Asia
The great trade route through Asia runs across Turkestan

Circus camels on parrade down a street in Washington D. C
Circus camels on parrade down a street in Washington D.C

Omani Bedouins riding their camels, Oman

Circus parade, New Bridge, Haverfordwest, South Wales
The circus parades along New Bridge in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales, with elephants, camels and horses. Townspeople stop and look, and some follow the parade along the pavement

Circus procession, New Bridge, Haverfordwest, South Wales
A circus procession of camels, elephants and men on horseback, at New Bridge, Haverfordwest, South Wales, with townspeople lining the route

Bedouin man with camels and rifle, Middle East
A Bedouin man with a rifle and two camels, in the desert somewhere in the Middle East

Steamship off the coast of Africa
A steamship off the coast of Africa, no doubt engaged in the export and import of goods, in this Empire Marketing Board depiction

DFP car speeding through the desert
A car manufactured by DFP -- Doriot, Flandrin & Parant -- is driven through the desert by four French tourists, causing shock and surprise to people and camels

Batgers Christmas crackers
Label for a box of Batgers Christmas crackers on the theme of Jewels from the Orient and featuring a caravan of camels in a Middle Eastern location

Baku - Azerbaijan - Camel train at rest
A camel train at rest in Baku, Azerbaijan

Camels pull harvester - Southern Russia
Camels used as draft animals to pull American Harvesting machines, in use on the Russian Steppes of the Caucasus region

Egypt - Marriage Procession Date: circa 1910s

Camels at a Fondouk
Camels at a Fandouk (trading post), Algeria, North Africa. The Fandouks are the old inns and trading posts for a city. Animals of the traders were housed inside the courtyards of the fandouk

Loading up a camel - Algeria. There is a set of scales (and administration desk) in the background to make sure the weight of the goods is correctly recorded prior to departure

Camels on the banks of the River Nile, Egypt
Camels on the banks of the River Nile, ready to take people out the Aga Khans Mausoleum. Photograph by Lionel Coates

The Grand Hotel du Sahara at Biskra in southern Algeria

The Royal Hotel - Biskra, Algeria

Hotel Bertrand - Constantine - Algeria
The Hotel Bertrand at El-Kantara, a suburb of Constantine, Algeria

Chaouis Camp - Algeria - Barbequeing
Chaouis Berber Camp - Algeria. Barbequeing a goat. The men sit and stand in the foreground close to the fire, whilst the women stand at the rear close to the low camel-hair tent

Meharis tribe of Southern Algeria
Indigenous Tribesmen of he Meharis tribe of Southern Algeria - the chief of the caravan

Algeria - Camel Transport
A camel palanquin (covered litter), used to transport wives and children across the arid desert of southern Algeria, each with a central ventilation shaft

Egypt - Marriage Pavilion carried by camels
The Portable Pavilion used for a marriage ceremony, carried between two camels - Egypt. The elegant design of the pavilion and the decoration on the camels is a delight

Scene of Ottoman era Bethlehem
The Market in Bethlehem in the Ottoman era - was for a time part of Jordan and now part of Israel

Karachi - Camel Train
A Camel Train - Karachi. In 1937, Karachi was in India - became part of newly created Pakistan in 1947. The camels appear to be carrying large bundles of reeds

Two camels and a horse, Kashgar, western China
Two camels and a horse transporting goods in Kashgar, western China

Poster with a view of Jaffa
Poster for the Empire Marketing Board, showing a view of Jaffa with camels carrying boxes of oranges

Camel Train and Owner - Chanak, Turkey
Camel Train and owner at Chanak, Turkey with some children in the foreground

Road to Mecca - Camels and Pilgrims. A beggar sits at the roadside, offered alms by a passing child

Camels at rest - Constantinople
Four camels and their drivers resting in Constantinople

A camel train - Constantinople
A camel train passing through Constantinople

Adana, Turkey - Caravan of Camels
Adana, capital of Adana Province in south east Turkey. The ancient Antioch on the Sarus. One of the largest cities in Turkey - the gateway to the Cilician Plane

Near East travel poster
Poster promoting travel by aeroplane to the Near East

The Ancient Walls of Baku - Azerbaijan

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