Desert Collection (page 17)

Bedouins du desert Syrien Beduins of Syria. Two Bedouin men, one standing, the other seated, holding a rifle. Date between 1880 and 1900

Lost in the desert the great dramatic spectacle : written by Owen Davis. Date c1900

Lost in the desert the dramatic event of the year : written by Owen Davis. Date c1900

Camels halting in the desert, Holy Land. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Lost in the desert the sensational event of the year : a drama on new and original lines : by Owen Davis. Date c1900

Lost in the desert the dramatic event of the year. Date c1900

Ambulance camp in Sinai, Egypt
An ambulance camp in the Sinai desert, Egypt, probably during the First World War. Date: early 20th century

Group of soldiers with flag, Beersheba, Middle East
A group of soldiers with a flag at Beersheba (Bir As-Saba) in the Middle East, probably during the First World War. Date: early 20th century

Water wheel (sakia) with oxen, Egypt
A water wheel (sakia or sakieh) in Egypt, used to scoop water out of a well. Two oxen are used to drive the wheel, supervised by a boy. Date: early 20th century

Sphinx and pyramids, Giza, Egypt
The Sphinx and pyramids at Giza, near Cairo, Egypt. Two arabs with their camels can be seen on the right. Date: early 20th century

A Moor in the desart of Sahara, Africa
Plate entitled A Moor in the desart of Sahara, depicting a man on a horse riding across the desert. The book (one of three), entitled Travels through the Interior of Africa

Camels and their owners - Egypt
Two proud camel handlers and their trusty Ships of the Desert in Egypt, North Africa. Date: circa 1903

Eastern scene - Egyptian Mosque in moonlight
Two eastern types, standing by a Mosque in Egypt, bathed in moonlight Date: circa 1930s

Chivers Jellies - recipe booklet
Chivers Jellies - the cover of a little recipe booklet entitled Firm Favourites - pictured is a strawberry meringue jelly in a glass pie dish Date: circa 1930s

Workshops and Store Areas - Anglo-Iranian Oil Company works at Masjid-I-Sulaiman - one of the first active oil fields in the Middle East Date: circa 1930s

Eastern scene - Camel rider runs past a mosque Date: circa 1930s

In the Dunes - Columb-Bechar, Algerian desert. Taraza (or Tarazala, Tarazal) are wide-brimmed straw hats worn by both sexes in Morocco and Algeria. Date: circa 1910s

Eastern scene - Camels led past the Pyramids at Giza, Egypt Date: circa 1930s

USA / CALICO
The main street of Calico, a ghost town in the Mojave Desert region of southern California, U.S.A. Date: founded 1881

Camel and Young Moroccan Boy - Two Friends Date: circa 1910

Tuareg Woman - Algeria
Tuareg Woman - from a desert oasis in southern Algeria. Date: circa 1910s

USA / Desert Springs
View of the Salton Sea at Desert Springs, U.S.A. Date: late 1960s

Camels and riders, Mesopotamia, WW1
Camels and their riders in Mesopotamia (now Iraq), during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Turkish cavalry crossing Sinai desert, Egypt, WW1
Turkish cavalry crossing the Sinai desert, Egypt, during the First World War. Date: circa 1917

Australian Camel Corps in desert, Eastern Front, WW1
The Australian Camel Corps (with horses in addition) advancing over the desert on the Eastern Front during the First World War. Date: July 1917

Turkish prisoners, Mesopotamia, WW1
Turkish prisoners with their British captors, on their way to Baghdad, Mesopotamia (now Iraq), during the First World War. Date: circa 1915-1918

British troops at Ctesiphon, Mesopotamia, WW1
British mounted troops at Ctesiphon, Mesopotamia (now Iraq), during the First World War. Date: circa 1915

Desert Bedouins
Bedouins and their horse, in the desert, Israel. Date: 1960s

Solomons Pillars a natural rock formation in the Negev Desert, Israel. Date: 1960s

Greetings from Egypt
A Happy New Year card sent from a British man stationed in Egypt to a friend in Westminster. The message on the back includes the line

The Pilgrimage to Abu Seri A - Egypt
The Pilgrimage to Abu Seri A. Situated in the desert about 40 miles east of Helwan, the sacred tombs of Abu Seri A are the object of a great annual pilgrimage

A Mule Caravan
A mule caravan in Tripoli, Libya, North Africa. Date: 1930s

The Blunts Attacked
WILFRED SCAWEN BLUNT and his wife, LADY ANNE, are attacked - in error - by Arabs in the desert. Its scary for a while, but they survive to tell the tale. Date: 1840 - 1922

Big Game hunter sending his last postcard
A big game hunter who has (what rotten luck!) become a lunchtime snack for his intended victim (a very jolly lion) sends his last address which is: In Red Lion, Timbuktu !!!!!!! Date: 1906

Two illustrations, The Queen of the Pirate Isle, showing (1) Polly riding on the back of her cousin Hickory Hunt, as they pretend to make for a desert island in a storm

German-Turkish patrol at an oasis, Mesopotamia, WW1
A German-Turkish patrol at an oasis, with camels, Mesopotamia, during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Dunsterforce advancing, Turkish front, WW1
Members of the Dunsterforce infantry (Staffordshires) advancing under Turkish machine gun fire towards the position of the Binagarby Oil Wells, which had previously been under Armenian control

Sudan - A Camel Race - waiting for the start. Date: circa 1910s

New Zealand troops on road to Gaza, Palestine, WW1
New Zealand troops on horseback on the road to Gaza, Palestine, during the First World War. Date: circa 1917

ANZAC Mounted Division in Egypt with GOC, WW1
The ANZAC Mounted Division in Egypt, with GOC (General Officer Commanding), during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Prisoners captured by Australian troops near Gaza, WW1
Prisoners captured by the Australian Light Horse during the enemy retreat on the Gaza-Beersheba Line, Palestine, during the First World War. Date: 1917

Allied troops on the advance to Damascus, WW1
Troops of the Australian Mounted Division, together with Indian soldiers, at Jisr Benat Yakub (the Bridge of the Daughters of Jacob), south of Lake Huleh (Hula)

Dead camel in the desert, Middle East, WW1
A dead camel in an advanced state of decomposition, photographed during a march through the desert to Palestine during the First World War. Date: 1917

Indian carts transporting ammunition, Middle East, WW1
Indian carts transporting ammunition along a road across the desert in the Middle East during the First World War. A shell has just exploded in the distance. Date: 1914-1918

Trench in Suez Canal defences, Egypt, WW1
A trench in the Suez Canal defences, Egypt, during the First World War. It was probably at Muhammadiya, where the Scottish Horse dug a new line of trenches. Date: spring 1916

British trenches after fall of Gaza, Palestine, WW1
British trenches on the 75th Division Front after the fall of Gaza, Palestine, during the First World War. Date: 7 November 1917

British troops in trench, Brown Ridge, Middle East, WW1
British troops in a trench during the taking of Brown Ridge, Middle East, during the First World War. They are the 2nd Leicestershire Regiment, 7th (Indian) Division, Lewis Gun Section

British gunners firing captured gun in the desert, WW1
British gunners firing a captured gun against the enemy in the Palestine desert during the First World War. Date: circa 1917-1918

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