PhotographAA-0111
Jilu Assyrian soldier, Mesopotamian campaign
- Date
- 1910s
Half-length portrait of a young Jilu Assyrian soldier in a wrapped turban, embroidered tunic and sash, with a rifle at his side. The print, captioned "Type of Jelu" and "Mesopotamian Campaign", is mounted on a U.S. War Department photo card; it likely dates from 1918.
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War Department (photo card of the Photo Section, British War Museum) · Wikimedia Commons license: Public domain ({{PD-US}})
