Camels Collection (page 9)

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

Two men riding camels in a barren landscape

Fountain of Moses, Suez, Egypt

Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey - Melon Market
The Melon Market at Smyrna (Izmir)

Desert Scene - Egypt
A superb view of the Egyptian desert, close to the Pyramids at Giza

Camel Train in Australia
Camel Train in Central Australia

Yemen - Camel Caravan at Rest, Aden

Yemen - Arrival of a camel caravan, Aden - the animals sit outside a Turkish shop. The message on the reverse of the card reads: " Nice little things these camels" !

Hodeidah, Yemen - Loading and Unloading
Hodeidah, Yemen - Loading and unloading camel trains on the Red Sea Coast

Yemen - Camel Caravan, Aden

Agra Fort, India
View of the Agra Fort, Agra, India, also known as Lal Qila, Fort Rouge and Red Fort of Agra. It can be more accurately described as a walled palatial city

Unidentified location, India
An unidentified location in India, with trees, people and camels. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Khyber Pass, Afghanistan - Fort Ali-Musjid

Izmir, Turkey - A Camel fight
A camel fight at Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey. The two beasts of burden lock humps as the crowd watches on!

Baby Camel Dromedary
A baby camel with a rather flat looking hump -- it will need to drink more water

Samsun - Camel train leaves for Baghdad
Camel train leaving for Baghdad from Samsun, Turkey, on the coast of the Black Sea. Capital of Samsun Province and important Port. Former Greek colony (BC). Captured by Seljuks in 1200

Izmir, Turkey - Camel Train drinking
Camels from a Camel train in the waters of the Melez River which flows towards Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey. In recent years this river has been heavily polluted

Samsun - Camels transporting tobacco
Camel train transporting tobacco from Bafra to Samsun, Turkey, on the coast of the Black Sea. Capital of Samsun Province and important Port. Former Greek colony (BC). Captured by Seljuks in 1200

Egypt - Kettle Drum players riding on camels
Two kettle drum players - their drums mounted onto the flanks of camels. They are ceremonial players, providing music for traditional social or religious corteges, parades or processions

Egypt - Bridge for Mecca-bound caravan trains
Egypt - Bridge of boat pontoons across the Suez Canal for the caravan trains bound for Mecca

A group of Camels at the Sweet Waters of Europe
A seated camel train at the Sweet Waters of Europe, Constantinople, Turkey

Khyber Pass - Afghanistan / Pakistan - Trade Caravans
The Khyber Pass - the mountain pass that links Pakistan and Afghanistan. Throughout history it has been an important trade route between Central Asia and South Asia and a strategic military location

Passage Through the Desert
The shifting sands of the Egyptian desert

Lady from Arabia with landscape
Art Nouveau card depicting a lady from Arabia and a small inset landscape of a typical desert scene from the region

Camel group close to the Pyramid of Khufu, Egypt

Pyramids at Giza
The pyramids of Khufu and Khafre at Giza with the Sphinx in the foreground. A very early aeroplane flies above these wonders of the Ancient World

Mr. Hughes Mammoth Troupe moving through London, 1847
Engraving showing Hughes Mammoth Troupe moving through the streets of London on their way to the Drury Lane Theatre, March 1847

French Fight Moroccans
Conflict with the French and raiders from Morocco on the Algerian-Moroccan border

The British Army in Beluchistan, 1894
Engraving showing a unit of the British Army fording the Vikowa River, Beluchistan, 1894. The use of camels to carry baggage can be seen here

Watering Camels
Watering camels in Syria

ASTRAKHAN
General view of Astrakhan seen from across the Volga. Carts drawn by horses and camels are in the foreground

Feeding a Camel
How to feed your camel - hook down a branch of a tree so that it can nibble on it

Indian Camel Ride
In India during the Raj, there was no need for children to go to a zoo for a camel ride

Bashkir People
The Bashkir people of the Ural mountains migrate to higher pastures in summer, with their horses and camels, to breed animals and gather honey

Arabian Camel Caravan
An Arabian camel caravan, some of the men are armed against bandits, on a remote desert road

Ferry at Kantara, Suez Canal, Egypt, 1875
Engraving of the small rope ferry at Kantara, crossing the Suez Canal with several passengers, two camels and a donkey. The ferry was operated by means of an underwater rope

Military Camels
MEHARISTES MILITAIRES - French troops mounted on camels for operations in southern Algeria (Sahara). [Note that the lower pair are suplicates.]

Sphinx / Egypt / Early C20Th
A view of the Sphinx, with the pyramids of Giza in the background

Koran Protection
Before setting out a journey camels pass beneath a suspended copy of the Koran, which protects them from accidents and injuries

Camel Train Desert Asia
A caravan of camels wends its way across the desert sands as the sun sinks picturesquely in the west

Camels Near the Pyramids
Camels and tents on the approach to the Pyramids at Giza

Sahaha Desert / Camels
Camels and their owners await visitors to the pyramid site at Giza willing to take a ride on a ship of the desert

Camel and Ladies
A camel carrying two ladies, discreetly hidden from view

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