COLLECTION NAME:
Underwood & Underwood World War I press photographs
Record
Identifier:
C0502_B001_F065.jpg
Title:
British soldiers marching Iraqi prisoners of war through Baghdad
Creator:
Underwood & Underwood
Date:
1918-02-17
Content Warning:
The provided description of this photograph includes offensive language towards Middle Eastern people.
Description:
Attached: "168759F.C. COPYRIGHT UNDERWOOD & UNDERWOOD, N.Y. BRITISH MARCH THEIR PRISONERS THROUGH BAGDAD. The British have bagged great numbers of Turks during their Mesopotamia campaign. In this British official photo they are shown marching them down New Street at "Picadilly Circus." Enthusiastic crowds of Arabs lined the streets to watch the prisoners go by. 2/17/18."
Subject:
World War, 1914 - 1918
Geographic Area:
Iraq
Decade:
1910s
Type:
Still Image
Genre/Form:
war photography
Genre/Form:
black-and-white photographs
Genre/Form:
group portraits
Format:
Photograph; black and white
Extent:
8 x 10 in.
Digital Publisher:
George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center.
Collection:
Underwood and Underwood World War I press photographs
Physical Location:
Box 1, Folder 65
Rights Statement:
Public Domain. There are no known restrictions.
General Note:
The description for these photographs is transcribed from paper descriptions that are attached to the photographs with adhesive. These paper descriptions are brittle and acidic. For presentation and accessibility purposes, the descriptions have been cropped out of the image.
