
PhotographAA-0047
Water wheels built by Assyrian settlers on the Khabur, 1938
A row of large wooden irrigation wheels turning in a channel off the Khabur, captioned as "primitive irrigating water-wheels erected by Assyrians" at the refugee villages near Tel Tamer, 21 July 1938.
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Library of Congress, Visual materials from the papers of John D. Whiting
Whiting, John D. (John David), 1882-1951 · No known restrictions on publication.











