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Two Assyrian men in village dress, 1933

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Two Assyrian men in village dress, 1933

Place
Iraq
Date
1933
Village lifePortrait

Two Assyrian men in striped and embroidered mountain costume, sashes and felt caps with plumes, standing by a verandah, with women and children seated behind them. Published in The Sphere's October 1933 photo feature on the Assyrian Levies of northern Iraq.

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Source

Internet Archive (The Sphere, 7 October 1933, "With the Assyrian Levies", p. 14; scan from the British Newspaper Archive)

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