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Faisal bin Hussein
Portait of Faisal bin Hussein, the commander of the Arab Northern Army during the Arab revolt against the Ottoman Empire. He spent most of the war in Hejaz and he enjoyed a particularly close relationship with T. E. Lawrence. He was King of Syria from 1918-1920 and later King of Iraq from 1921 to 19 ...
St. John Philby
Together with T.E. Lawrence and Gertrude Bell, Sergeant John Philby was a key figure in the Arab Revolt. Like Lawrence and Bell, he was, first and foremost, an Arabicist and an explorer, best known for his works Heart of Arabia (1922) and The Empty Quarter (1932). In 1917, Philby arrived in al-Zuba ...
Sheikh Ibrahim of al-Zubayr
Sheikh Ibrahim of al-Zubayr participated in organizing the Arab Revolt, assisting Sergeant John Philby in bringing together the leading tribal chiefs. In Heart of Arabia, Philby states that '[...] the desert alliance in this sector [i.e., Mesopotamia] was formally completed with the inclusion of Ibr ...
Portrait of two Chaouia women from the Aures Mountains
The photograph portraits two Berber women of the Chaouia people in their traditional dresses and ornaments., Title and date devised by Library staff. The photograph is signed with blind stamp. Pencil caption on the verso of the print., Main Heritage Compact General, HC.HP.2017.0001-0003, 2-D Graphic ...
Bedouin tribesmen
Title and date devised by Library staff. Plate number 127., Main Heritage Compact General, HC.HP.2013.0001-0027, 2-D Graphic, Item-ID: i2189887x, BIB-ID: 2337817
Tribesmen from the Al-Dhafeer, including Sheikh Hamud ibn Suwait and his son Jaalan
Title and date devised by Library staff. Plate number 125., Main Heritage Compact General, HC.HP.2013.0001-0025, 2-D Graphic, Item-ID: i21898856, BIB-ID: 2337815, Published in Arthur Henry Roberts, "Bedouin Diplomacy" in Asia and the Americas, vol. 28, 1928, p. 605.
Bedouin tribesmen
Title and date devised by Library staff. Plate number 126., Main Heritage Compact General, HC.HP.2013.0001-0026, 2-D Graphic, Item-ID: i21898868, BIB-ID: 2337816
Two Bedouin tribesmen
Title and date devised by Library staff. Plate number 122., Main Heritage Compact General, HC.HP.2013.0001-0022, 2-D Graphic, Item-ID: i2184267x, BIB-ID: 2336483
The reception tent of the al-Dhafeer
Title and date devised by Library staff. Plate number 132., Main Heritage Compact General, HC.HP.2013.0001-0032, 2-D Graphic, Item-ID: i21912385, BIB-ID: 2344651, Published in Arthur Henry Roberts, "Bedouin Diplomacy" in Asia and the Americas, vol. 28, 1928, p. 603.
Two men and a woman on the doorway in a street of an Arab village
Title and date devised by Library staff. Plate number 137., Main Heritage Compact General, HC.HP.2013.0001-0037, 2-D Graphic, Item-ID: i21939421, BIB-ID: 2345438
Two men in their everyday work
The place where the photograph was taken is likely to be either Barsa or al-Zubayr. One of the clobbers is looking right into the camera. The photographer established here a direct relationship with his subject; this approach, typical of modern street photography, highlights the different attitude o ...
Two men standing on the doorway in a street of an Arab village
Title and date devised by Library staff. Plate number 136., Main Heritage Compact General, HC.HP.2013.0001-0036, 2-D Graphic, Item-ID: i21939330, BIB-ID: 2345434