PhotographAA-0048

League of Nations irrigation wheel on the Khabur, 1938

Place: Tel Tamer · today Syria
Date: 1938

A tall steel irrigation wheel and aqueduct on the bank of the Khabur, captioned as erected by the League of Nations for the Assyrian 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.

League of Nations irrigation wheel on the Khabur, 1938

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