Kerim Collection

Iraq - cradle for baby
3790506 Iraq - cradle for baby; (add.info.: Iraq - caption reads: An old fashioned cradle for the Arab baby. Photo taken in 1920s after creation of Iraq ( from Baghdad, Camera Studio Iraq)

Iraq - The Ruins of Nineveh
3790483 Iraq - The Ruins of Nineveh; (add.info.: Iraq - The Ruins of Nineveh on the left bank of the Tigris opposite the city of Mosul)

Iraq - Ten year old Chaldean bride
3790505 Iraq - Ten year old Chaldean bride; (add.info.: Iraq - A ten year old Chaldean bride in her wedding dress. Photo taken in 1920s after creation of Iraq ( from Baghdad, Camera Studio Iraq)

Iraq - An Arab Water Carrier
3790489 Iraq - An Arab Water Carrier; (add.info.: Iraq - An Arab Water Carrier. Photo taken in 1920s after creation of Iraq ( from Baghdad, Camera Studio Iraq, A Kerim and Hasso Bros, Rotophot AG)

Iraq - Assyrian mountaineers
3790486 Iraq - Assyrian mountaineers; (add.info.: Iraq - A Group of Assyrian Mountaineers. Photo taken in 1920s after creation of Iraq ( from Baghdad, Camera Studio Iraq, A Kerim and Hasso Bros)

Iraq -Suq El Dijay - Basrah City
3790461 Iraq -Suq El Dijay - Basrah City; (add.info.: Iraq - Suq El Dijay - Basrah City. Photo taken in 1920s after creation of Iraq ( from Baghdad, Camera Studio Iraq, A Kerim and Hasso Bros)

Iraq - Gathering thorn for fuel for winter
3790480 Iraq - Gathering thorn for fuel for winter; (add.info.: Iraq - Gathering thorn for fuel purposes during cold season)

Iraq - Date Palms being packed for export
3790479 Iraq - Date Palms being packed for export; (add.info.: Iraq - Where the date palms are packed for export. Photo taken in 1920s after creation of Iraq ( from Baghdad, Camera Studio Iraq)

Iraq - Dominican Mission Church - Mosul
3790488 Iraq - Dominican Mission Church - Mosul; (add.info.: Iraq - The clock tower and domes of the Dominican Mission Church at Mosul)

Iraq - A Street in Baghdad
3790482 Iraq - A Street in Baghdad; (add.info.: Iraq - A Street in Baghdad. Photo taken in 1920s after creation of Iraq ( from Baghdad, Camera Studio Iraq, A Kerim and Hasso Bros, Rotophot AG)

Iraq - Washerwomen on the banks of the Tigris
3790468 Iraq - Washerwomen on the banks of the Tigris; (add.info.: Iraq - Washerwomen on the banks of the Tigris in Baghdad)

Iraq - The Serai Creek - Basrah City
3790459 Iraq - The Serai Creek - Basrah City; (add.info.: Iraq - The Serai Creek - Basrah City. Photo taken in 1920s after creation of Iraq ( from Baghdad, Camera Studio Iraq, A Kerim and Hasso Bros)

Iraq - religious ceremonies
3790471 Iraq - religious ceremonies; (add.info.: Iraq - Religious ceremonies. Photo taken in 1920s after creation of Iraq ( from Baghdad, Camera Studio Iraq, A Kerim and Hasso Bros, Rotophot AG)

Iraq - Fruit Market in Baghdad
3790467 Iraq - Fruit Market in Baghdad; (add.info.: Iraq - Fruit Market in Baghdad. Photo taken in 1920s after creation of Iraq ( from Baghdad, Camera Studio Iraq, A Kerim and Hasso Bros)

Iraq - Pilgrims to Kerbala with Camels
3790498 Iraq - Pilgrims to Kerbala with Camels; (add.info.: Iraq - Pilgrims with their camels on the way to Kerbala / Karbala to the Shrine of Imam Hussayn)

Iraq - Tallisim tower of ancient Baghdad rampart
3790495 Iraq - Tallisim tower of ancient Baghdad rampart; (add.info.: Iraq - Tallisim the tower of the ancient Baghdad rampart which was built by Abu Jaffar el Mansour the first founder of Baghdad in)

Iraq - Ezras Tomb on the Tigris
3790463 Iraq - Ezras Tomb on the Tigris; (add.info.: Iraq - The Prophet Ezras Tomb on the Tigris. Photo taken in 1920s after creation of Iraq ( from Baghdad, Camera Studio Iraq)

Iraq - Baghdad and the Tigris
3790476 Iraq - Baghdad and the Tigris; (add.info.: Iraq - Baghdad and the Tigris. Photo taken in 1920s after creation of Iraq ( from Baghdad, Camera Studio Iraq, A Kerim and Hasso Bros, Rotophot AG)

Iraq - The Tomb of Sit Zobaida Baghdad
3790469 Iraq - The Tomb of Sit Zobaida Baghdad; (add.info.: Iraq - The Tomb of Sit Zobaida Baghdad, the wife of Haroun el Rashid the fourth Caliph of Abbaside)

Iraq - Modern Baghdad the City of Caliphs
3790462 Iraq - Modern Baghdad the City of Caliphs; (add.info.: Iraq - Modern Baghdad the City of Caliphs. Photo taken in 1920s after creation of Iraq ( from Baghdad, Camera Studio Iraq)

Iraq - Ruins of Babylon - Ishtar Gate
3790477 Iraq - Ruins of Babylon - Ishtar Gate; (add.info.: Iraq - The Ruins of Babylon - An inscription on the Ishtar Gate)

Iraq - The Ruins of Babylon - The Temple of Marduk
3790475 Iraq - The Ruins of Babylon - The Temple of Marduk; (add.info.: Iraq - The Ruins of Babylon - The Temple of Marduk)

Iraq - Arch of Ctesiphon built by Chosroes I
3790474 Iraq - Arch of Ctesiphon built by Chosroes I; (add.info.: Iraq - Arch of Ctesiphon built in the 1st century A.D. by Chosroes I)

Iraq - Ctesiphon as it looks from an aeroplane
3790472 Iraq - Ctesiphon as it looks from an aeroplane; (add.info.: Iraq - Ctesiphon aerial view. Photo taken in 1920s after creation of Iraq ( from Baghdad, Camera Studio Iraq)

A Kurdish tribesman from southern Kurdistan, Iraq, 1925. Artist: A Kerim
A Kurdish tribesman from southern Kurdistan, Iraq, 1925. A print from Baghdad, Camera Studio Iraq, published by Hasso Bros, Rotophot AG, Berlin, 1925

Kurdish lady in her best costume, Iraq, 1925. Artist: A Kerim
Kurdish lady in her best costume, Iraq, 1925. A Kurdish woman in her best costume of black Persian silk with silver belt and her necklace of amber beads with Turkish gold coins attached

A small trade that brings little gain, Iraq, 1925. Artist: A Kerim
A small trade that brings little gain, Iraq, 1925. A print from Baghdad, Camera Studio Iraq, published by Hasso Bros, Rotophot A G, Berlin, 1925

An Arab sheikh, Iraq, 1925. Artist: A Kerim
An Arab sheikh, Iraq 1925. A print from Baghdad, Camera Studio Iraq, published by Hasso Bros, Rotophot AG, Berlin, 1925

Suq El Khubur, a native bread market, Baghdad, Iraq, 1925. Artist: A Kerim
Suq El Khubur, a native bread market, Baghdad, Iraq, 1925. A print from Baghdad, Camera Studio Iraq, published by Hasso Bros, Rotophot A G, Berlin, 1925

Turkish money changers, Baghdad, Iraq, 1925. Artist: A Kerim
Turkish money changers, Baghdad, Iraq, 1925. A print from Baghdad, Camera Studio Iraq, published by Hasso Bros, Rotophot AG, Berlin, 1925

Unloading cargo from a boat, Muhaila, Baghdad, Iraq, 1925. Artist: A Kerim
Unloading cargo from a boat, Muhaila, Baghdad, Iraq, 1925. A print from Baghdad, Camera Studio Iraq, published by Hasso Bros, Rotophot AG, Berlin, 1925

Smiling faces, Iraq, 1925. Artist: A Kerim
Smiling faces, Iraq, 1925. A print from Baghdad, Camera Studio Iraq, published by Hasso Bros, Rotophot AG, Berlin, 1925

The Taq-i Kisra from the air, Ctesiphon, Iraq, 1925. Artist: A Kerim
The Taq-i Kisra from the air, Ctesiphon, Iraq, 1925. Ctesiphon was the capital of the Sassanid Persian Empire. This great arch was the main portico of the audience hall of the imperial palace

A mullah teaching a prayer to a young man, Iraq, 1925. Artist: A Kerim
A mullah teaching a prayer to a young man, Iraq, 1925. A print from Baghdad, Camera Studio Iraq, published by Hasso Bros, Rotophot AG, Berlin, 1925

The free distribution of cold drinking water, Iraq, 1925. Artist: A Kerim
The free distribution of cold drinking water, Iraq, 1925. A print from Baghdad, Camera Studio Iraq, published by Hasso Bros, Rotophot AG, Berlin, 1925

Washerwomen on the banks of the Tigris, Baghdad, Iraq, 1925. Artist: A Kerim
Washerwomen on the banks of the Tigris, Baghdad, Iraq, 1925. A print from Baghdad, Camera Studio Iraq, published by Hasso Bros, Rotophot AG, Berlin, 1925

A sheikh enjoying the famous Arab coffee, Iraq, 1925. Artist: A Kerim
A sheikh enjoying the famous Arab coffee, Iraq, 1925. A print from Baghdad, Camera Studio Iraq, published by Hasso Bros, Rotophot AG, Berlin, 1925

Transport in Iraq, 1925. Artist: A Kerim
Transport in Iraq, 1925. A print from Baghdad, Camera Studio Iraq, published by Hasso Bros, Rotophot AG, Berlin, 1925

Fruit market in Baghdad, Iraq, 1925. Artist: A Kerim
Fruit market in Baghdad, Iraq, 1925. A print from Baghdad, Camera Studio Iraq, published by Hasso Bros, Rotophot AG, Berlin, 1925

A Bedouins wife, Iraq, 1925. Artist: A Kerim
A Bedouins wife, Iraq, 1925. A print from Baghdad, Camera Studio Iraq, published by Hasso Bros, Rotophot AG, Berlin, 1925

Baghdad from an aeroplane, Iraq, 1925. Artist: A Kerim
Baghdad from an aeroplane, Iraq, 1925. RAF official photograph. A print from Baghdad, Camera Studio Iraq, published by Hasso Bros, Rotophot AG, Berlin, 1925

A Bedouin of the desert, Iraq, 1925. Artist: A Kerim
A Bedouin of the desert, Iraq, 1925. A print from Baghdad, Camera Studio Iraq, published by Hasso Bros, Rotophot AG, Berlin, 1925

Religious ceremonies, Iraq, 1925. Artist: A Kerim
Religious ceremonies, Iraq, 1925. A print from Baghdad, Camera Studio Iraq, published by Hasso Bros, Rotophot AG, Berlin, 1925

The Tallisim, Baghdad, Iraq, 1925. Artist: A Kerim
The Tallisim, Baghdad, Iraq, 1925. The tower of the ancient city walls of Baghdad, which was built by Al-Mansur, the second Abbasid Caliph, who founded the city in the 8th century

The tomb of Zubayda, Baghdad, Iraq, 1925. Artist: A Kerim
The tomb of Zubayda, Baghdad, Iraq, 1925. Zubayda (d832) was the wife of Harun El Rashid (763-809), the fourth Abbasid caliph

Modern Baghdad, the City of Caliphs, Iraq 1925. Artist: A Kerim
Modern Baghdad, the City of Caliphs, Iraq 1925. A print from Baghdad, Camera Studio Iraq, published by Hasso Bros, Rotophot AG, Berlin, 1925

The Suq al Dijaj market, Basra, Iraq, 1925. Artist: A Kerim
The Suq al Dijaj market, Basra, Iraq, 1925. A print from Baghdad, Camera Studio Iraq, published by Hasso Bros, Rotophot AG, Berlin, 1925

Serai Creek, Basra, Iraq, 1925. Artist: A Kerim
Serai Creek, Basra, Iraq, 1925. A print from Baghdad, Camera Studio Iraq, published by Hasso Bros, Rotophot AG, Berlin, 1925

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"Kerim: A Glimpse into the Rich Tapestry of Iraq's History and Culture" Step aboard a journey through time as we explore the captivating world of Kerim. From high above, witness the majestic ruins of Ctesiphon in Iraq, an awe-inspiring sight that leaves one breathless. Delve into history with Abdul Kerim Pasha, a prominent figure who played a significant role in shaping Iraq's destiny. Join us as we relive the grand crowning ceremony of Ardashir II, an iconic moment from the glorious Sassanian Empire. Meet A Kerim, a talented artist whose brush strokes immortalize Kurdish tribesmen and women in their traditional attire. Marvel at his exquisite portrayal of a Kurdish lady adorned in her finest costume, capturing the essence of Iraqi heritage. Embark on a stroll down memory lane through Baghdad's bustling streets in 1925. Step foot onto its vibrant pathways captured by A Kerim's artistic lens - from lively markets like Suq El Khubur to Turkish money changers engrossed in their trade. Experience life along the Tigris River as cargo is unloaded at Muhaila port; witness everyday scenes that paint vivid pictures of Iraqi livelihood during this era. And behold the enchanting view from North Gate Street - an evocative snapshot showcasing Baghdad's charm and allure. Kerim encapsulates not just imagery but also emotions - it tells tales etched within each stroke and color palette. It invites you to immerse yourself fully into Iraq's rich tapestry where history intertwines with culture, leaving indelible imprints on our collective memory.