Excavation of Mound Ur, Iraq, 1920s
Item — Box: 6313, Folder: 2014.004.001046
Identifier: 2014.004.001046
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
The collections consists of images depicting scenes from World War I (battle scenes, peace treaty signing, cemeteries, field hospitals, etc.) and Philippine-American War. Images from North America include scenes from Alaska, including native peoples; scenes from Colorado; late nineteenth-century Florida, including the Saint John River, Putnam County, Palatka, and Saint Augustine; scenes from late nineteenth-century Georgia; California; Maryland; New York; Pennsylvania; and Canada. There are images from Europe (Belgium, France, Germany, Greece Holland, Italy, Poland, Spain, and Sweden); the Middle East (ancient cities, archaeological excavations, Iran, Iraq, and Syria); Africa (archaeological sites and market scenes); Asia (China, Japan, India, Korea, and Pakistan); and Australia. In addition, there are images of United States presidents (Warren Harding, Grover Cleveland, William Taft, Theodore Roosevelt, and Woodrow Wilson).
Dates
- 1920s
Container Summary
1 Stereo Card
Conditions Governing Access note
Collection is open for research. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Due to the nature of certain archival formats, including digital and audio-visual materials, access to certain materials may require additional advance notice.
Extent
From the Collection: 2 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Container Summary
1 Stereo Card
General note
Ur was an important Sumerian city-state in anicent Mesopotamia, modern south Iraq. The city dates circa 3800 BC. First excavation was 1853 - 1854, and later 1922 - 1934 by archaeologist John Taylor and Charles Woolley.
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository