| Place | Middle East: Iraq, Baghdad |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P00562.043 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Baghdad, Mesopotamia. c. 1917-03. A member of the Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force stands on one ...
Description
Baghdad, Mesopotamia. c. 1917-03. A member of the Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force stands on one side of the railway line between Baghdad and Samarra while a local Bedouin (Badawi) sits on his horse on the other side. The original caption reads: `A meeting of East and West - a desert Bedawi and the Baghdad-Samarrah section of Germany's famous road to the East'.