Public relationsSikak Ḥadīd al-Ḥukūmah al-ʻIrāqīyah, Tourism, Tourism--Iraq--20th Century, Railroad companies, Railroad companies--Iraq
Travel poster from the Iraqi State Railways - as the Iraqi Republic Railways Company was named between 1936 and 1958 - advertising Iraq as holiday... Show moreTravel poster from the Iraqi State Railways - as the Iraqi Republic Railways Company was named between 1936 and 1958 - advertising Iraq as holiday destination for people traveling from Europe to the East. The poster shows two Arab men smoking hookah on a bench under palm trees. On the background, a train is crossing the landscape in the distance. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Captioned "Magnifique intermède pour ceux qui font le voyage d'europe de perse et d'orient, et retour" (Magnificent interlude for those who travel from Europe to Persia and the East, and back). Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0030 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25952973 BIB-ID: 2758966 Show less
Public relationsSikak Ḥadīd al-Ḥukūmah al-ʻIrāqīyah, Tourism, Tourism--Iraq--20th Century, Railroad companies, Railroad companies--Iraq
Travel poster from the Iraqi State Railways - as the Iraqi Republic Railways Company was named between 1936 and 1958 - advertising Iraq as holiday... Show moreTravel poster from the Iraqi State Railways - as the Iraqi Republic Railways Company was named between 1936 and 1958 - advertising Iraq as holiday destination for people traveling from Europe to the East. The poster shows the Lion of Babylon and train routes departing from the main European cities reaching Iraq and India. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Captioned: "Pays d'intérêt historique, facilement accessible de toutes les parties de l'Europe" (A land of historical interest and easily reached from all parts of Europe.) Main Heritage Display General HC.GM.P.2019.0037 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26192500 BIB-ID: 2798464 Show less
Public relationsSikak Ḥadīd al-Ḥukūmah al-ʻIrāqīyah, Tourism, Tourism--Iraq--20th Century, Railroad companies, Railroad companies--Iraq
Travel poster from the Iraqi State Railways - as the Iraqi Republic Railways Company was named between 1936 and 1958 - advertising Iraq as holiday... Show moreTravel poster from the Iraqi State Railways - as the Iraqi Republic Railways Company was named between 1936 and 1958 - advertising Iraq as holiday destinations for people traveling from Europe and the East. The poster shows the Lion of Babylon, Hatra site and a port with a railroad terminal. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Captioned: "Allez voir le berceau du genre humain. De l’Europe par Belgrade et Istanboul. De l'Inde à travers le Golfe Persique." (Come and visit the cradle of humankind. From Europe via Belgrade and Istanbul. From India via the Persian Gulf.) Main Heritage Display General HC.GM.P.2019.0038 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26192688 BIB-ID: 2798468 Show less
The mausoleum of Imamzadeh Hossein, son of the 8th Imam Ali al-Rida built in Qazvin by Tahmasp I, the second shah of Safavid Iran from 930 AH/1524... Show moreThe mausoleum of Imamzadeh Hossein, son of the 8th Imam Ali al-Rida built in Qazvin by Tahmasp I, the second shah of Safavid Iran from 930 AH/1524 CE to 984 AH/1576 CE. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Manuscript text in German on the verso. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0050 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26825569 BIB-ID: 2854680 Show less