Royal Air Force in Iraq and Sharjah during WWII vol.2
Sainty, C. J., Active circa 1941-1943 (Role: Creator)
Antiquariat Inlibris (1883-present)
The first 32 photographs in this collection were taken during Sainty's period in India and show Bombay/Mumbai and the military camp at Colaba. During the Anglo-Iraq war of 1941, Sainty was transferred to the RAF base at Habbaniya and the photographs show Baghdad and the aircraft base and its residents. A special section entitled "The Fortunes of War. May 1941. R.A.F. v Rebels" is devoted to the Battle of Habbaniya and shows British and Iraqi tanks, guns and fallen aircraft, including a German Messerschmidt Bf 110. A few graphic photos of limbs and cadavers in the desert show the less glamorous side of the war. The second album shows many pictures of the cities of Baghdad and Basra. The photographs of Ashar, the heart of Basra, show daily life in this ancient city: a boatman, Arabian policemen in long coats, a barber, a craftsman, machine shop workers, a bread maker, a copper beater, long hand crafted river boats and a camel caravan. Photographs of a trip to northern Iraq show daily life in the country and endless vistas of desolate hills. The album concludes with various photographs of camp life at the RAF base in Sharjah.
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The front cover of RAF in Iraq and Sharjah VII., Circa 1943 - 1944, inclusive
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Sainty, C. J., Active circa 1941-1943 (Role: Photographer)
The front inside cover of RAF in Iraq and Sharjah VII., Circa 1943 - 1944, inclusive
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Sainty, C. J., Active circa 1941-1943 (Role: Photographer)
A group portrait of servicemen in a morning parade at Air Headquarters Iraq., Circa 1943 - 1944, inclusive
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Sainty, C. J., Active circa 1941-1943 (Role: Photographer)
A group portrait of servicemen in Habbaniyah, Iraq., 1943
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Sainty, C. J., Active circa 1941-1943 (Role: Photographer)
Portraits of servicemen., 1942
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Sainty, C. J., Active circa 1941-1943 (Role: Photographer)
Eight photographs including portraits of servicemen and landscapes in Baghdad and Basra., Circa 1943 - 1944, inclusive
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Sainty, C. J., Active circa 1941-1943 (Role: Photographer)
From left to right: A Christmas menu for the RAF station, a newspaper press, a street barber, workers and two portraits of servicemen., Circa 1943 - 1944, inclusive
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Sainty, C. J., Active circa 1941-1943 (Role: Photographer)
Photographs taken of street life in Ashar, Iraq., Circa 1943 - 1944, inclusive
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Sainty, C. J., Active circa 1941-1943 (Role: Photographer)
Six photographs taken on the 25th anniversary of RAF in Habbaniyah, Iraq., 1 April 1943
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Sainty, C. J., Active circa 1941-1943 (Role: Photographer)
Clockwise from top-left: A group portrait of men and children in Az-Zubayr, two photographs of Ashar Creek, a mosque of the bank of the Euphrates, a woman making bread, a person beating copper and two group portraits of servicemen with two workers., Circa 1943 - 1944, inclusive
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Sainty, C. J., Active circa 1941-1943 (Role: Photographer)
Photographs taken of various scenes in Habbaniyah, Ashar, Baghdad and Shaibah., Circa 1943 - 1944, inclusive
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Sainty, C. J., Active circa 1941-1943 (Role: Photographer)
Views of Baghdad and Ashar., Circa 1943 - 1944, inclusive
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Sainty, C. J., Active circa 1941-1943 (Role: Photographer)
Photographs taken of tourist sites including Ancient Babylon, Taq Kasra, mosques, and the Great Pyramids as well as the trans-desert Nairn bus., Circa 1943 - 1944, inclusive
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Sainty, C. J., Active circa 1941-1943 (Role: Photographer)
Four portraits of two men boxing., Circa 1943 - 1944, inclusive
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Sainty, C. J., Active circa 1941-1943 (Role: Photographer)
Three portraits of two men boxing and four men holding glasses., Circa 1943 - 1944, inclusive
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Sainty, C. J., Active circa 1941-1943 (Role: Photographer)
Scenes of Sir Amadir in Southern Kurdistan, North Iraq., August 1943
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Sainty, C. J., Active circa 1941-1943 (Role: Photographer)
Clockwise from top left to right: a group portrait of seven men, a mountainside, and portraits of a man at the Duraji stream in Iraq., Circa 1943 - 1944, inclusive
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Sainty, C. J., Active circa 1941-1943 (Role: Photographer)
Clockwise from top left to right: a mountain landscape, a man raking, children at the Duraji stream in Iraq, and men drinking tea., Circa 1943 - 1944, inclusive
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Sainty, C. J., Active circa 1941-1943 (Role: Photographer)
Clockwise from top left: A group of men collecting water, servicemen with a villager from Duri, shelters on the landscape, and the main street of the village, Amadir (Amadiya)., Circa 1943 - 1944, inclusive
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Sainty, C. J., Active circa 1941-1943 (Role: Photographer)
Scenes of an expedition through the mountains., Circa 1943 - 1944, inclusive
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Sainty, C. J., Active circa 1941-1943 (Role: Photographer)
Clockwise from top left: a man at a watering hole, a street view of Mosul, a man on a mule in Amadir (Amadiya), and a man at a watering hole., Circa 1943 - 1944, inclusive
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Sainty, C. J., Active circa 1941-1943 (Role: Photographer)
Views of servicemen on a mountain climbing expedition., Circa 1943 - 1944, inclusive
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Sainty, C. J., Active circa 1941-1943 (Role: Photographer)
Views of servicemen on a mountain climbing expedition., Circa 1943 - 1944, inclusive
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Sainty, C. J., Active circa 1941-1943 (Role: Photographer)
Views of servicemen on a mountain climbing expedition., Circa 1943 - 1944, inclusive
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Sainty, C. J., Active circa 1941-1943 (Role: Photographer)
Two photographs of a cinema in Sharjah [labeled Saudi Arabia] and group portraits of servicemen., Circa 1943 - 1944, inclusive
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Sainty, C. J., Active circa 1941-1943 (Role: Photographer)
Group portraits of servicemen in Masirah and Sharjah, and the base camp in Sharjah., 1943
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Sainty, C. J., Active circa 1941-1943 (Role: Photographer)
Portraits of servicemen, a man standing with a child and the interior of the NAAFI in Sharjah., Circa 1943 - 1944, inclusive
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Sainty, C. J., Active circa 1941-1943 (Role: Photographer)
From top left clockwise: various group portraits of servicemen, a base camp, and a portrait of a man., Circa 1943 - 1944, inclusive
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Sainty, C. J., Active circa 1941-1943 (Role: Photographer)
Multiple group portraits of servicemen in their camp., Circa 1943 - 1944, inclusive
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Sainty, C. J., Active circa 1941-1943 (Role: Photographer)
Group portraits of servicemen and a plane., Circa 1943 - 1944, inclusive
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Sainty, C. J., Active circa 1941-1943 (Role: Photographer)
Blank page., Circa 1943 - 1944, inclusive
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Sainty, C. J., Active circa 1941-1943 (Role: Photographer)
Blank page., Circa 1943 - 1944, inclusive
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Sainty, C. J., Active circa 1941-1943 (Role: Photographer)
The inside back cover of the album., Circa 1943 - 1944, inclusive
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Sainty, C. J., Active circa 1941-1943 (Role: Photographer)
The back cover of the album., Circa 1943 - 1944, inclusive
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Sainty, C. J., Active circa 1941-1943 (Role: Photographer)
A pamphlet about life in Habbaniyah, Iraq (Please note: This material has been digitized in its entirety and contains racist and culturally insensitive remarks)., Circa 1943 - 1944, inclusive
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Sainty, C. J., Active circa 1941-1943 (Role: Photographer)
A pamphlet about life in Habbaniyah, Iraq (Please note: This material has been digitized in its entirety and contains racist and culturally insensitive remarks)., Circa 1943 - 1944, inclusive
AD-MC-013_v.2 (Material Type: graphic materials)
Sainty, C. J., Active circa 1941-1943 (Role: Photographer)
A pamphlet about life in Habbaniyah, Iraq (Please note: This material has been digitized in its entirety and contains racist and culturally insensitive remarks)., Circa 1943 - 1944, inclusive
AD-MC-013_v.2 (Material Type: graphic materials)
Sainty, C. J., Active circa 1941-1943 (Role: Photographer)
A pamphlet about life in Habbaniyah, Iraq (Please note: This material has been digitized in its entirety and contains racist and culturally insensitive remarks)., Circa 1943 - 1944, inclusive
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Sainty, C. J., Active circa 1941-1943 (Role: Photographer)
A diagram of an incendiary bomb container., Circa 1943 - 1944, inclusive
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Sainty, C. J., Active circa 1941-1943 (Role: Photographer)
Blank page., Circa 1943 - 1944, inclusive
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Sainty, C. J., Active circa 1941-1943 (Role: Photographer)
A circuit diagram., Circa 1943 - 1944, inclusive
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Sainty, C. J., Active circa 1941-1943 (Role: Photographer)
Blank page., Circa 1943 - 1944, inclusive
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Sainty, C. J., Active circa 1941-1943 (Role: Photographer)
A circuit diagram of a way selector switch box., Circa 1943 - 1944, inclusive
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Sainty, C. J., Active circa 1941-1943 (Role: Photographer)
Blank page., Circa 1943 - 1944, inclusive
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Sainty, C. J., Active circa 1941-1943 (Role: Photographer)
Diagrams of Jettison switches., Circa 1943 - 1944, inclusive
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Sainty, C. J., Active circa 1941-1943 (Role: Photographer)
Blank page., Circa 1943 - 1944, inclusive
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Sainty, C. J., Active circa 1941-1943 (Role: Photographer)
Diagrams of a switch box., Circa 1943 - 1944, inclusive
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Sainty, C. J., Active circa 1941-1943 (Role: Photographer)
Blank page., Circa 1943 - 1944, inclusive
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Sainty, C. J., Active circa 1941-1943 (Role: Photographer)
A diagram., Circa 1943 - 1944, inclusive
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Sainty, C. J., Active circa 1941-1943 (Role: Photographer)
Blank page., Circa 1943 - 1944, inclusive
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Sainty, C. J., Active circa 1941-1943 (Role: Photographer)
A circuit diagram., Circa 1943 - 1944, inclusive
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Sainty, C. J., Active circa 1941-1943 (Role: Photographer)
Blank page., Circa 1943 - 1944, inclusive
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Sainty, C. J., Active circa 1941-1943 (Role: Photographer)
A Jettison box diagram., Circa 1943 - 1944, inclusive
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Sainty, C. J., Active circa 1941-1943 (Role: Photographer)
Blank page., Circa 1943 - 1944, inclusive
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Sainty, C. J., Active circa 1941-1943 (Role: Photographer)
A Jettison box diagram., Circa 1943 - 1944, inclusive
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Sainty, C. J., Active circa 1941-1943 (Role: Photographer)
Blank page., Circa 1943 - 1944, inclusive
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Sainty, C. J., Active circa 1941-1943 (Role: Photographer)
A Jettison box diagram., Circa 1943 - 1944, inclusive
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Sainty, C. J., Active circa 1941-1943 (Role: Photographer)
Blank page., Circa 1943 - 1944, inclusive
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Sainty, C. J., Active circa 1941-1943 (Role: Photographer)
A handwritten poem by C. J. Sainty., 22 December 1943
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Sainty, C. J., Active circa 1941-1943 (Role: Photographer)
A poem entitled Lido of the East (Please note: This material has been digitized in its entirety and contains racist and culturally insensitive remarks)., Circa 1943 - 1944, inclusive
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Sainty, C. J., Active circa 1941-1943 (Role: Photographer)
Blank page., Circa 1943 - 1944, inclusive
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Sainty, C. J., Active circa 1941-1943 (Role: Photographer)
A poem entitled Men England Forget! (Please note: This material has been digitized in its entirety and contains racist and culturally insensitive remarks)., June 1944
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Sainty, C. J., Active circa 1941-1943 (Role: Photographer)
Blank page., Circa 1943 - 1944, inclusive
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Sainty, C. J., Active circa 1941-1943 (Role: Photographer)
An excerpt from "The Listener" (Please note: This material has been digitized in its entirety and contains racist and culturally insensitive remarks)., 18 May 1944
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Sainty, C. J., Active circa 1941-1943 (Role: Photographer)
Blank page., Circa 1943 - 1944, inclusive
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Sainty, C. J., Active circa 1941-1943 (Role: Photographer)
A diagram of a bomb distributor., Circa 1943 - 1944, inclusive
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Sainty, C. J., Active circa 1941-1943 (Role: Photographer)
Blank page., Circa 1943 - 1944, inclusive
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Sainty, C. J., Active circa 1941-1943 (Role: Photographer)
An article entitled "Assyrian Levies - The Battle for Habbaniya 1941" (Please note: This material has been digitized in its entirety and contains racist and culturally insensitive remarks)., Circa 1943 - 1944, inclusive
AD-MC-013_v.2 (Material Type: graphic materials)
Sainty, C. J., Active circa 1941-1943 (Role: Photographer)
An article titled "Assyrian Levies - The Battle for Habbaniya 1941" (Please note: This material has been digitized in its entirety and contains racist and culturally insensitive remarks)., Circa 1943 - 1944, inclusive
AD-MC-013_v.2 (Material Type: graphic materials)
Sainty, C. J., Active circa 1941-1943 (Role: Photographer)
An article titled "Assyrian Levies - The Battle for Habbaniya 1941" (Please note: This material has been digitized in its entirety and contains racist and culturally insensitive remarks)., Circa 1943 - 1944, inclusive
AD-MC-013_v.2 (Material Type: graphic materials)
Sainty, C. J., Active circa 1941-1943 (Role: Photographer)
An article titled "Assyrian Levies - The Battle for Habbaniya 1941" (Please note: This material has been digitized in its entirety and contains racist and culturally insensitive remarks)., Circa 1943 - 1944, inclusive
AD-MC-013_v.2 (Material Type: graphic materials)
Sainty, C. J., Active circa 1941-1943 (Role: Photographer)
An article titled "Assyrian Levies - The Battle for Habbaniya 1941" (Please note: This material has been digitized in its entirety and contains racist and culturally insensitive remarks)., Circa 1943 - 1944, inclusive
AD-MC-013_v.2 (Material Type: graphic materials)
Sainty, C. J., Active circa 1941-1943 (Role: Photographer)
An article titled "Assyrian Levies - The Battle for Habbaniya 1941" (Please note: This material has been digitized in its entirety and contains racist and culturally insensitive remarks)., Circa 1943 - 1944, inclusive
AD-MC-013_v.2 (Material Type: graphic materials)
Sainty, C. J., Active circa 1941-1943 (Role: Photographer)
An article titled "Assyrian Levies - The Battle for Habbaniya 1941" (Please note: This material has been digitized in its entirety and contains racist and culturally insensitive remarks)., Circa 1943 - 1944, inclusive
AD-MC-013_v.2 (Material Type: graphic materials)
Sainty, C. J., Active circa 1941-1943 (Role: Photographer)
An article titled "Assyrian Levies - The Battle for Habbaniya 1941" (Please note: This material has been digitized in its entirety and contains racist and culturally insensitive remarks)., Circa 1943 - 1944, inclusive
AD-MC-013_v.2 (Material Type: graphic materials)
Sainty, C. J., Active circa 1941-1943 (Role: Photographer)
An article titled "Assyrian Levies - The Battle for Habbaniya 1941" (Please note: This material has been digitized in its entirety and contains racist and culturally insensitive remarks)., Circa 1943 - 1944, inclusive
AD-MC-013_v.2 (Material Type: graphic materials)
Sainty, C. J., Active circa 1941-1943 (Role: Photographer)