Collection: Photographs of Mesopotamia 1919-1920

Magic Lantern Slide: Darius

Magic Lantern Slide: Group of British soldiers sitting in hut

Magic Lantern Slide: Ashar Creek and Bazaar

Magic Lantern Slide: Ashar Creek and Bazaar

Magic Lantern Slide: Ashar Creek and Bazaar

Magic Lantern Slide: My draft at Ashar Barracks, Basrah

Magic Lantern Slide: Interior of Church, Ashar Barracks, Basrah

Magic Lantern Slide: A.O. Rowden at Ashar Barracks, Basrah

Magic Lantern Slide: Tiffin Time at Ashar Barracks, Basrah

Magic Lantern Slide: Unidentified ruined building

Magic Lantern Slide: Waterway with boat and lifting bridge

Magic Lantern Slide: River scene with boat

Magic Lantern Slide: British military boat with barge

Magic Lantern Slide: Two sailing boats on river

Magic Lantern Slide: Local settlement on river bank

Magic Lantern Slide: On P.S.25 going up river to Baghdad

Magic Lantern Slide: Ezra

Magic Lantern Slide: Ezra

Magic Lantern Slide: Herd of cattle grazing at river bank

Magic Lantern Slide: British soldiers taking items from local women at river bank

Magic Lantern Slide: River view with boats approaching

Magic Lantern Slide: Row of buildings along bank of waterway

Magic Lantern Slide: River scene with flock of birds flying

Magic Lantern Slide: A.O.R. washing pyjamas on P.S. boat

Magic Lantern Slide: N.C.O. Mess on P.S. 25 on Tigris to Baghdad

Magic Lantern Slide: River bank with smoke or dust cloud rising

Magic Lantern Slide: British soldier standing by war memorial

Magic Lantern Slide: Group of British soldiers outside walls of building

Magic Lantern Slide: Irrigation mechanism on river bank

Magic Lantern Slide: Irrigation mechanism on river bank

Magic Lantern Slide: Sailing vessel on river

Magic Lantern Slide: Group of veiled women riding in boat

Magic Lantern Slide: Haydar Khana Mosque

Magic Lantern Slide: Crowd of people approaching mosque with minaret

Magic Lantern Slide: Palm trees on bank of river

Magic Lantern Slide: Tent mates at Rest Camp, Baghdad

Magic Lantern Slide: Unidentified building

Magic Lantern Slide: Buildings on bank of river

Magic Lantern Slide: Two local men walking among palm trees at river bank

Magic Lantern Slide: Group of men making bricks

Magic Lantern Slide: Street scene with crowd of people

Magic Lantern Slide: Group of men pulling wagon in street

Magic Lantern Slide: Local man carrying tree trunks in street

Magic Lantern Slide: People crossing river on pontoon bridge

Magic Lantern Slide: Doorway of mosque or palace

Magic Lantern Slide: Mosque with four minarets

Magic Lantern Slide: British soldier and local men sitting on boat

Magic Lantern Slide: British soldier next to horse-powered irrigation mechanism

Magic Lantern Slide: Irrigation mechanism at bank of river

Magic Lantern Slide: Horse-powered irrigation mechanism

Magic Lantern Slide: Local people with donkeys

Magic Lantern Slide: Two men tending two sitting camels

Magic Lantern Slide: Local boy sitting on donkey

Magic Lantern Slide: Two local men holding head of camel

Magic Lantern Slide: Herd of camels walking

Magic Lantern Slide: Tomb of Sitta Zubayda

Magic Lantern Slide: Mosque and cemetery seen from distance

Magic Lantern Slide: Group of local children playing football

Magic Lantern Slide: Local women with water pots

Magic Lantern Slide: Two women walking in street

Magic Lantern Slide: Four veiled women walking in city street

Magic Lantern Slide: Veiled woman walking in street

Magic Lantern Slide: Doorway of house

Magic Lantern Slide: Local man walking in street

Magic Lantern Slide: Veiled woman and children in street

Magic Lantern Slide: Woman and man walking in street

Magic Lantern Slide: Four men walking in street

Magic Lantern Slide: Man working on seat outside building

Magic Lantern Slide: Local person carrying large bundle of brushwood

Magic Lantern Slide: Man leading camel train

Magic Lantern Slide: Ruins in Kasr Mound, Babylon

Magic Lantern Slide: The Ishtar Gate, Babylon

Magic Lantern Slide: Sailing vessel on river

Magic Lantern Slide: Local man in small boat on river

Magic Lantern Slide: British military boat F10 on river

Magic Lantern Slide: Two young men in local dress

Magic Lantern Slide: Local woman standing by large pile of brushwood

Magic Lantern Slide: Large tent with group of people

Magic Lantern Slide: Two men wearing local dress

Magic Lantern Slide: Local man standing in front of palm trees

Magic Lantern Slide: Street scene with mosque

Magic Lantern Slide: Man climbing palm tree by river

Magic Lantern Slide: Man climbing palm tree by river

Magic Lantern Slide: Group of men and boys with benches

Magic Lantern Slide: Group of men standing in street

Magic Lantern Slide: City viewed across river with boats

Magic Lantern Slide: City viewed from bank of river

Magic Lantern Slide: Group of men sitting outside building

Magic Lantern Slide: Two men sitting in street

Magic Lantern Slide: Group of men walking in street

Magic Lantern Slide: City viewed from opposite bank of river

Magic Lantern Slide: Baghdad-Khadimain Tram

Magic Lantern Slide: Men smoking water-pipes outside building

Magic Lantern Slide: Group of men outside building

Magic Lantern Slide: Street scene with people walking

Magic Lantern Slide: Scene in Baghdad

Magic Lantern Slide: River bank with sailing boat

Magic Lantern Slide: Mahailas at Hindidi

Magic Lantern Slide: Landscape with flowering plants

Magic Lantern Slide: Man walking across flooded section of railway track

Magic Lantern Slide: Group of people sitting on deck of boat

Magic Lantern Slide: Palm trees at bank of river

Magic Lantern Slide: Lake or river with palm trees and buildings

Magic Lantern Slide: Soldiers

Magic Lantern Slide: Crowd of people standing on top of wall

Magic Lantern Slide: Four men sitting in street

Magic Lantern Slide: Street with wall and tower

Magic Lantern Slide: Man sitting outside textile shop

Magic Lantern Slide: Street scene with shops

Magic Lantern Slide: Group of men sitting in front of building

Magic Lantern Slide: Group of children playing by cannon

Magic Lantern Slide: Group of people with sheep

Magic Lantern Slide: Women next to tent and sheep

Magic Lantern Slide: Man standing by wall

Magic Lantern Slide: Man operating horse-drawn plough

Magic Lantern Slide: Two men spinning cotton in garden

Magic Lantern Slide: Group of men smoking hookah

Magic Lantern Slide: Tent and palm tree in camp

Magic Lantern Slide: E.F.C. Compound, Advance Base, Baghdad

Magic Lantern Slide: River channel passing through town

Magic Lantern Slide: Unidentified building by watercourse

Magic Lantern Slide: Man and woman sitting by raft carrying stone blocks

Magic Lantern Slide: Man and boys with horse and foal

Magic Lantern Slide: View of rooftops of city

Magic Lantern Slide: View over rooftops of city

Magic Lantern Slide: Man playing pipes with men and boy

Magic Lantern Slide: Empty desert landscape

Magic Lantern Slide: Large building on edge of waterway

Magic Lantern Slide: Arab Shepherd, Baiji

Magic Lantern Slide: Four horses pulling cart in street

Magic Lantern Slide: Man standing by jetty in river

Magic Lantern Slide: Woman and child walking past mosque

Magic Lantern Slide: Stork on nest on rooftop

Magic Lantern Slide: Group of traders in street

Magic Lantern Slide: Street in unidentified town

Magic Lantern Slide: Man carrying bags in street

Magic Lantern Slide: Two children playing leapfrog

Magic Lantern Slide: River bank with water tank and buildings

Magic Lantern Slide: Group of local people and British soldiers

Magic Lantern Slide: River or harbour front with palm trees

Magic Lantern Slide: Pavilion in garden with palm trees

Magic Lantern Slide: Pontoon bridge across river

Magic Lantern Slide: Traffic in street outside mosque

Magic Lantern Slide: Street scene with minaret in background

Magic Lantern Slide: Gateway with people walking by

Magic Lantern Slide: Group of seated men in local costume

Magic Lantern Slide: Four children wearing local costume

Magic Lantern Slide: Kelek (Mosul Raft)

Magic Lantern Slide: Kelek (Mosul Raft)

Magic Lantern Slide: Kelek (Mosul Raft)

Magic Lantern Slide: Kelek (Mosul Raft)

Magic Lantern Slide: Group of people in local costume

Magic Lantern Slide: Men and women in local clothing with British soldiers in background

Magic Lantern Slide: Unidentified mosque

Magic Lantern Slide: Unidentified ruined building

Magic Lantern Slide: Street scene with ruined buildings

Magic Lantern Slide: Street in unidentified town

Magic Lantern Slide: Group of men standing in gateway

Magic Lantern Slide: View through gateway with children

Magic Lantern Slide: Three boys standing in street

Magic Lantern Slide: Three boys standing in front of mosque

Magic Lantern Slide: Man sitting on ground by brick wall

Magic Lantern Slide: Group of men in doorway

Magic Lantern Slide: People crossing river on temporary bridge

Magic Lantern Slide: Weathered rock or pyramid in desert

Magic Lantern Slide: Detail of brick wall construction

Magic Lantern Slide: Three people wearing local costume

Magic Lantern Slide: Local men raising sail of river boat

Magic Lantern Slide: Poling Mahela, R. Tigris

Magic Lantern Slide: Poling Mahaila, River Tigris

Magic Lantern Slide: Group of local men pulling boat at river bank

Magic Lantern Slide: Group of men riding in cart pulled by oxen

Magic Lantern Slide: Group of four men standing by railway wagons

Magic Lantern Slide: Group of four smiling boys

Magic Lantern Slide: Two women with small boy in camp

Magic Lantern Slide: Group of children staring into camera

Magic Lantern Slide: Group of armed men riding horses

Magic Lantern Slide: Three local women in street

Magic Lantern Slide: Group of women in street

Magic Lantern Slide: Group of women in street

Magic Lantern Slide: Group of women and children in street

Magic Lantern Slide: Man spinning yarn outside row of tents

Magic Lantern Slide: Man spinning yarn sitting outside tent

Magic Lantern Slide: Group of local people with religious man

Magic Lantern Slide: A.O. Rowden holding small hand camera

Magic Lantern Slide: British soldier watching man unloading crate

Magic Lantern Slide: Cloud formation in sky over camp

Magic Lantern Slide: Street scene with mosque in background

Magic Lantern Slide: Top section of palm tree

Magic Lantern Slide: Group of Boy Scouts parading in street

Magic Lantern Slide: Temple of Ishtar, Babylon

Magic Lantern Slide: View of archaeological site [Babylon]

Magic Lantern Slide: Entrance to Temple of Marduk, Babylon

Magic Lantern Slide: Site of Temple of Marduk, Babylon

Magic Lantern Slide: Desert landscape with hill

Magic Lantern Slide:

Magic Lantern Slide: Person sitting at bank of river

Magic Lantern Slide: Foundations of Nebuchadnezzar

Magic Lantern Slide: The banquetting chamber, Babylon, Site of Belshazzar

Magic Lantern Slide: Bricked up former doorway into Palace of Nebuchadnezzar, Babylon

Magic Lantern Slide: Ruins of ancient Babylon

Magic Lantern Slide: Unidentified carved stone block [Babylon?]

Magic Lantern Slide: View of archaeological site [Babylon]

Magic Lantern Slide: Foundations of famous Hanging Gardens, Babylon

Magic Lantern Slide: The Ishtar Gate (1), Babylon

Magic Lantern Slide: Walls of Ishtar Gate, Babylon -- Animals in relief

Magic Lantern Slide: Bas-relief image of animal in wall [Babylon]

Magic Lantern Slide: Khadimain from air

Magic Lantern Slide: Walls of Ishtar Gate, Babylon -- Sacred processional horse

Magic Lantern Slide: Walls of Ishtar Gate, Babylon -- Animals in relief

Magic Lantern Slide: The lion of Babylon, statue in basalt

Magic Lantern Slide: Rest-house, Babylon

Magic Lantern Slide: Babylon Resthouse, formerly residence of German excavator Dr Koldewey

Magic Lantern Slide: Sight-seeing party arrive at Babylon siding

Magic Lantern Slide: Trucks derailed by storm, Baghdad

Magic Lantern Slide: Fallen palm tree in camp

Magic Lantern Slide: Group of British soldiers riding in open motor truck

Magic Lantern Slide: Date blossom

Magic Lantern Slide: Three veiled women entering doorway

Magic Lantern Slide: Two men riding horses in street

Magic Lantern Slide: Building, boats and mules at river bank

Magic Lantern Slide: Group of people standing with pile of bricks

Magic Lantern Slide: Group of soldiers and local people in walled area

Magic Lantern Slide: Veiled woman with children walking in street

Magic Lantern Slide: Man standing at entrance to barber

Magic Lantern Slide: Baghdad workers

Magic Lantern Slide: Man helping another man to lift large sack

Magic Lantern Slide: Man carrying large sack on back in street

Magic Lantern Slide: Two women driving donkeys and cattle

Magic Lantern Slide: British soldier standing by river bank

Magic Lantern Slide: British soldier and man standing in grass

Magic Lantern Slide: Grove of palm trees

Magic Lantern Slide: Elevated view of river and city with pontoon bridge

Magic Lantern Slide: River with partly complete pontoon bridge

Magic Lantern Slide: Street scene with mosque in background

Magic Lantern Slide: View across rooftops of Baghdad

Magic Lantern Slide: View across rooftops of Baghdad

Magic Lantern Slide: Man watering street and man riding horse

Magic Lantern Slide: Boys swinging on rope between two boats

Magic Lantern Slide: Mid-day Siesta, Baghdad

Magic Lantern Slide: Leaves of palm tree

Magic Lantern Slide: A group of over 42s at Baghdad

Magic Lantern Slide: Men and boys by river shore, one doing press-up exercise

Magic Lantern Slide: Woman and girl fetching water

Magic Lantern Slide: Construction of pontoon bridge across river

Magic Lantern Slide: Elevated view of river and city

Magic Lantern Slide: Elevated view of river and city

Magic Lantern Slide: Elevated view of river and city

Magic Lantern Slide: Man walking in street with minaret in background

Magic Lantern Slide: Street scene with people walking

Magic Lantern Slide: Man climbing palm tree

Magic Lantern Slide: Street scene with people walking

Magic Lantern Slide: People walking along footpath at river

Magic Lantern Slide: Group of people wading at river shore

Magic Lantern Slide: Group of people gathered in street

Magic Lantern Slide: Group of people gathered in street, with boy watching

Magic Lantern Slide: Christian procession in street

Magic Lantern Slide: Christian procession in street

Magic Lantern Slide: Christian procession in street

Magic Lantern Slide: Christian procession in street

Magic Lantern Slide: Christian procession in street

Magic Lantern Slide: Christian procession in street

Magic Lantern Slide: Christian procession in street

Magic Lantern Slide: Christian procession in street

Magic Lantern Slide: Christian procession in street

Magic Lantern Slide: Christian procession in street

Magic Lantern Slide: Christian procession in street

Magic Lantern Slide: Christian procession in street

Magic Lantern Slide: Christian procession in street

Magic Lantern Slide: Christian procession in street

Magic Lantern Slide: Crowd of people at Christian procession

Magic Lantern Slide: Soldier with children at Christian street procession

Magic Lantern Slide: Soldier with group of children in street

Magic Lantern Slide: Group of children and nun in Christian street procession

Magic Lantern Slide: Group of veiled women walking in street

Magic Lantern Slide: View of camp with railway sidings

Magic Lantern Slide: Motor lorry on mountain road

Magic Lantern Slide: Convoy of horse-drawn carts on mountain road

Magic Lantern Slide: Child posing for camera

Magic Lantern Slide: Group of buildings with large rock outcrop behind

Magic Lantern Slide: View of unidentified town

Magic Lantern Slide: Group of loaded donkeys walking across plain

Magic Lantern Slide: Group of loaded donkeys walking across plain

Magic Lantern Slide: Motor lorry among ruined buildings

Magic Lantern Slide: View from Pelly

Magic Lantern Slide: View from Pelly

Magic Lantern Slide: Two men with portable shrine

Magic Lantern Slide: Palace with reflecting pool

Magic Lantern Slide: Courtyard of house with fountain

Magic Lantern Slide: Man riding on sledge pulled by cattle

Magic Lantern Slide: Kermanshah, Persia

Magic Lantern Slide: Kermanshah, Persia

Magic Lantern Slide: Men working at site making large containers

Magic Lantern Slide: British soldiers and local people at river bank

Magic Lantern Slide: Caravanserai, Bisitun [Behistun]

Magic Lantern Slide: Underground chamber with shafts of light from ceiling [Behistun]

Magic Lantern Slide: Taksi-bustan, Persia

Magic Lantern Slide: Taksi-bustan, Persia

Magic Lantern Slide: Ancient figures carved into rock face

Magic Lantern Slide: Archway with figures carved into rock face

Magic Lantern Slide: Four men wearing local costume

Magic Lantern Slide: Cluster of fruit in palm tree

Magic Lantern Slide: Two men holding winnowing tools

Magic Lantern Slide: Two children looking into container

Magic Lantern Slide: Ruined building in desert landscape

Magic Lantern Slide: Crowd of people outside building

Magic Lantern Slide: River view including paddle steamers

Magic Lantern Slide: River bank in desert landscape

Magic Lantern Slide: Local settlement with reed-built shelters

Magic Lantern Slide: Woman running

Magic Lantern Slide: We jamb in the Narrows, River Tigris

Magic Lantern Slide: Group of children running

Magic Lantern Slide: Water buffalo swimming in river

Magic Lantern Slide: Fortress seen from river

Magic Lantern Slide: Group of boys running with camp in background

Magic Lantern Slide: Ezra

Magic Lantern Slide: Ezra

Magic Lantern Slide: People in boat on river

Magic Lantern Slide: Group of women walking carrying loads on their heads

Magic Lantern Slide: Kurmah, Confluence Tigris and Euphrates

Magic Lantern Slide: Homeward Bound: Loading kit on gharri at Magil, on leaving river steamer

Magic Lantern Slide: People riding in train on light railway

Magic Lantern Slide: River scene with boat and palm trees

Magic Lantern Slide: Church Army Hut, weekdays, Makina, Basrah

Magic Lantern Slide: Makina, Basrah, Church Army Hut Sundays

Magic Lantern Slide: Last day in Mesopotamia. Waiting to embark for Blighty. Just after dawn

Magic Lantern Slide: Palace and landing stage on bank of waterway

Magic Lantern Slide: Ships at anchor in waterway

Magic Lantern Slide: Sailing vessels at anchor in waterway

Magic Lantern Slide: Waterway with boat traffic

Magic Lantern Slide: View of river bank with palm trees

Magic Lantern Slide: River view

Magic Lantern Slide: On the last lap home. Travelling in luxury aross France

Magic Lantern Slide: City viewed from river