Iraq Collection (page 11)

Gondolas at canal side, Basra, Iraq
Gondolas and ancient cannons at the canal side in Basra, Iraq, known as the Venice of the Middle East

View down a railway line, Iraq
View down a railway line crossing the desert, somewhere in Iraq

Tribal gathering in the desert, Iraq
A tribal gathering in the desert, with horses, somewhere in Iraq

Western man at tribal gathering in an oasis, Iraq
A Western man in arab dress at the centre of an armed tribal gathering in an oasis, somewhere in Iraq

Iraqi bank official with a large safe, Iraq
An Iraqi bank official with a large safe, somewhere in Iraq

Bridge damaged by explosives, Iraq
View of a bridge that has been damaged by explosives, somewhere in Iraq

Soldier inspecting destroyed train, Iraq
A soldier inspecting the debris of a destroyed train, somewhere in Iraq

RAF officers arriving at a railway station in Iraq
RAF officers and others arriving at a railway station, somewhere in Iraq

Train-mounted artillery, Iraq
Soldiers preparing to fire a train-mounted artillery piece, somewhere in Iraq

Armoured trains Warspite and Valiant, Iraq
Two armoured trains, Warspite and Valiant, somewhere in Iraq, with a British soldier standing proudly alongside

Soldier inspecting sabotaged train, Iraq
A soldier and his dog inspecting a sabotaged train, somewhere in Iraq

Ground support vehicles in desert, Iraq
A line of six ground support vehicles lined up in the desert, somewhere in Iraq, with arab drivers and others

Parked ground support vehicles, Iraq
Parked ground support vehicles in Iraq, with drivers and passengers

British ground support vehicles, Iraq
British ground support vehicles outside a fort in Iraq

Mule transports Kerosene in Iraq
Iraq - a mule is used to transport wooden cases of Palm Tree refined petroleum (kerosene), manufactured by the Anglo-Persian Oil Company

Iraq - Al-Kazimiyyah
The Al-Kadhimiya Mosque, Baghdad, Iraq, a shrine containing the tombs of the seventh Twelver Shi ah Imam Musa al-Kadhim and the ninth Twelver Shi ah Imam Muhammad at-Taqi

Iraq - The Al-Kadhimiya Mosque, The Sahan
Iraq - The Al-Kadhimiya Mosque in the Kadhimayn suburb of Baghdad, Iraq. The Mosque contains the tombs of the seventh Twelver Shi ah Imam Musa al-Kadhim

Muslim Cemetery - Baghdad
The Muslim Cemetery in Baghdad, during the time of British occupation following the First World War

Anglo-Arabian Gathering
Ibn Saud, Sir Percy Cox and Miss Gertrude Bell at Basra, Iraq (Mesopotamia) 1917

King Feisal crowned King of Mesopotamia
King Feisal (Faisal) acceeds to the throne of Mesopotamia (Iraq) at the Great Court of Serai in Baghdad, seen here with Sir Percy Cox, Sir Aylmer Haldane and Sayid Mahmud

Lieutenant-General Sir F Stanley Maude, Commander of the British troops wihich captured Baghdad

An oil field at night - Middle East
A view across an oil field at night with fires and explosions of light illuminating the scene - definitely in the Middle East, likely to be in Iran or Iraq

Iraq - Parade of captured Turkish Prisoners, Baghdad
Turkish prisoners captured by the Allies, are marched through Baghdad, Iraq. The left hand section of this card depicts a British soldier raising the Union Jack flag over the city

Oil Spring - Iraq
An oil spring in Iraq. Two British men are taking a great interest in the site

Gas Absorbtion Plant - Iraq
Gas Absorbtion Plant - industrial buildings and plant relating to BPs oil exploration in Iraq

Ruins of a tomb in the Iraqi Desert
The ruins of a tomb in the Iraqi desert - labelled as Esthers Tomb but very unlike the site now associated with Esthers Tomb at Hamadan in Iran

A Raft of inflated sheeps skins
A Raft made up of inflated sheeps skins transports a group of Iraqi men across the Tigris River, Iraq

Great Road - Ganawah to Mi Shun
A car on the high Great road between Ganawah and Mi Shun. This specific location is a bit of a mystery, but it is likely these are the mountains in Eastern Iraq / Western Iran

Primitive Oil Refinery in Iraq or Iran

Kazimain Tramway - Iraq
A fabulous photographic postcard depicting an Iraqi horse tram. The tram is FAR earlier than the date of the card!

Gufas and bellums on the Tigris
Gufa and Bellum boats awaiting hire on the River Tigris, which splits Baghdad, Iraq, in half. A gufa is a circular boat propelled by a pole or single paddle, rather like a coracle

Young storks and parent - Baghdad, Iraq
Fledgling storks - Baghdad, Iraq. It is seen as very fortunate across the Mediterranean and Middle East if a stork lands (and subsequently nests) on your roof!

Ancient Iraqi Cannon
An ancient Iraqi Cannon (Abu Khazama) captured by the British in Baghdad

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

High Commissioners Yacht, River Tigris, Iraq
The British High Commissioners Yacht on the River Tigris, Iraq

Basra Captured Wwi
The Union Jack flag is hoisted in Basra, Mesopotamia, after its capture by Anglo-Indian forces on November 21, 1915

Source of Tigris
The river Tigris (Shatt Dijla in Arabic) has its source in a lake in Kurdistan, whence it flows into Iraq to join the Euphrates, passing through Mosul and Baghdad

Al Qurnah, Iraq (Kurnah)
Al Qurnah (previously known as Kurnah) is located at the junction of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Native boats and an early steamboat are to be seen

Baghdad C18
General view of the city

Site of Babylon
The site of Babylon, in the 19th century

Sultanje, Iraq
Sultanje (or Sultania) in northern Iraq, with the Taurus mountains in the background : but we have not yet been able to identify this town

Ruins of Akkad, Iraq
Ruins of Akkad (formerly known as Accad) in Mesopotamia

Seleucia, Ctesiphon
The ruins of the ancient cities of Seleucia and Ctesiphon, on either bank of the Tigris. A native is paddling his coracle on the river. Date: circa 1835

Ships at Basra
European ships exchanging salutes in the harbour of Basra

Map of Arabia Deserta
Map of Arabia Petraea et Deserta, including much of northern Iraq. Petra is down on the left, a few centimetres above the word felicis

Iraq / Babylon
General view of the ancient city, with its gardens and the Tower of Babel

Babylon / Excavations
Excavations behing the gate of Ishtar in the ancient city of Babylon in Iraq

IRAQ / UR
Excavated residential housewalls and part of the reconstructed Ziggurat

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