Wallace Lyon Photo Gallery: Iraq, 1917-1949

The images in this gallery are from the Wallace Lyon Collection Album 2. The Album mainly contains photographs of his interaction with locals, Kurdish soldiers in Iraq and a photograph of Haifa harbour. Most of the photographs have notes on the back. Some of the captions were written by Vera Lyon, Wallace Lyon’s wife.

Wallace Lyon (1892-1977) was in the 52nd Sikh Frontier Force in Iraq in 1917 and worked as an administrator in Kurdistan from 1918 to 1944. He became British Consul at Harar and retired in 1949. For further biographical information please see the Wallace Lyon Catalogue.

For viewing purposes the images in this gallery are at a low resolution. Higher resolution images for publication are available from the Middle East Centre Archive. Prices for images and publication fees are advertised on our Photographic Resources webpage. To order copies please contact Debbie Usher.

2/2/1 Wallace Fishing in the Ghazir Iraq 1942	2/2/3 No Original Caption
2/2/5 Chris (?) Fowle with his catch	2/2/10 On Kadja with Fatmia and Rupert
2/2/15 Treking up to Pengwin	2/2/16 Picnic – Joan, Campbell, Chapman, Ralph, Wallace
2/2/19 Bagdad Polo	2/2/23 Wallace and Johnny Johnston 1938
2/2/29 Rowanduz gorge	2/2/31 Edmunds, Moore and Corry in Yezidis Shrine 1942
2/2/36 Party by Some Bey Noftche	2/2/37 Naomi(?) and Shirk joining in the native dances
2/2/38 Resh Bellek Dance. Huge feast of 5 lambs, rice etc.	2/2/42 Suleimery Khan
2/2/43 Suleimery Khan	2/2/45 Kurdish Mamind aqha Hamarand Aged 17.
2/2/47 An Inhabitant of TAUQ	2/2/48 A group of Buck Aqhas of the Pizhder Tribe Babeker
2/2/51 Abbas/Mahmud Agha Pizhder Tribe	2/2/55 Ballase Ali therwat Edmonds Khalifasamad and son
2/2/56 No Original Caption	2/2/59 Khouri Khyatt and Yezidi Chiefs of the Sinjar
2/2/60 Yezidi Chiefs of the Sinjar	2/2/61Deir Zafferan Mardin
2/2/63 Sir Henry Dobb (high comm). Suleimania.	2/2/65 Mende girl washing clothes
2/2/66 Percy King outside his bungalow in Alexander	2/2/67 Arbil
2/2/73 Road Making Amadia	2/2/74 Tent on right bank of ZAB at Guweir
2/2/75 Camping Howeqa; Miss Hombersley	2/2/76 Picnic with Rosamund
2/2/77 Baniman Fort	2/2/78 Leaving the P.O.s House Arbil off on tour
2/2/79 Suleimani. Our first station after marriage	2/2/86 Arab Army Suleimani
2/2/87 Suleimania	2/2/89 Wallace Watching troops. Sul.25
2/2/94 Arbil from south	2/2/95 W.With Mutasarrif of Suleimani 1925
2/2/99 Arbil in snow 1924	2/2/101 Haife [Haifa] Harbour from Mt. Carmel
2/2/103 Ctesiphon.	2/2/104 No Original Caption
2/2/106 Coming in from Kabul	2/2/107 PA Punnine in the tent of Ali Hamaia, Shergat 1919
2/2/108 Sobedar; Kalash Khan; My 2nd in Command	2/2/109 Khan Sahib on Kabul River 1917
2/2/110 Famous Kadhemain Mosque 5 miles north of bagdad.	2/2/113 Herki Tribesmen, Rowanduz