Basra photos

Date packing in Basra, circa 1900		Basra fish market before the First World War		A ballam (native river-craft)
The riverside premises of the Ottoman governor in Basra		Indian officers in Basra, 1917		British crane boat in the Shatt al-‘Arab during the First World War
A Basra family		Basra's new jail, 1920s		Aerial view of Basra’s suburb ‘Ashar, 1930s
Street scene ‘Ashar		Zubayr, 1930s		‘Amara during the First World War