View Inventory: Iraq, Egypt, Yemen - compiled by L. Wells - Hisham Khatib Collection: NYU Special Collections Finding Aids

Front Cover of Iraq, Egypt, Yemen - compiled by L. Wells - Hisham Khatib Collection, 1934-1936, inclusive

object: Digital copy only - ref158 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

Extent

1 Photographic Prints

Creator

Wells, Les, Active 1929 - 1939 (Role: Photographer)

Image

Front Cover: 1934-1936

Inside of the front cover of Iraq, Egypt, Yemen - compiled by L. Wells - Hisham Khatib Collection, 1934-1936, inclusive

object: Digital copy only - ref158 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Extent

1 Photographic Prints

Creator

Wells, Les, Active 1929 - 1939 (Role: Photographer)

Subjects

Topics

English Writing

Image

Inside of the front cover: 1934-1936

Aerial view of RAF Aboukir air base., 1934-1936, inclusive

object: Digital copy only - ref158 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Extent

1 Photographic Prints

Creator

Wells, Les, Active 1929 - 1939 (Role: Photographer)

Subjects

Genres

Photographic Prints; Gelatin Silver Prints

Topics

Royal Air Force; Coast; Military/Soldiers; Seas; Buildings; English Writing; Landscapes

Places

Abu Qir, Egypt

Image

Aerial view of RAF Aboukir air base. : 1934-1936

A waterfall in Sulav, Northern Iraq, 1934-1936, inclusive

object: Digital copy only - ref158 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Extent

1 Photographic Prints

Creator

Wells, Les, Active 1929 - 1939 (Role: Photographer)

Subjects

Genres

Photographic Prints; Gelatin Silver Prints

Topics

Waterfalls; Buildings; Mountains/Hills; English Writing

Places

Iraq; Sulav, Kurdistan, Iraq

Image

A waterfall in Sulav, Northern Iraq: 1934-1936

A bridge over a river in Sulav, Iraq., 1934-1936, inclusive

object: Digital copy only - ref158 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Extent

1 Photographic Prints

Creator

Wells, Les, Active 1929 - 1939 (Role: Photographer)

Subjects

Genres

Photographic Prints; Gelatin Silver Prints

Topics

Bridges; Buildings; Mountains/Hills; English Writing; Rivers; Landscapes

Places

Iraq; Sulav, Kurdistan, Iraq

Image

A bridge over water and a building in the background, in Sulav, Iraq: 1934-1936

Zab River in Iraq, with mountains in the background., 1934-1936, inclusive

object: Digital copy only - ref158 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Extent

1 Photographic Prints

Creator

Wells, Les, Active 1929 - 1939 (Role: Photographer)

Subjects

Genres

Photographic Prints; Gelatin Silver Prints

Topics

Rivers; Mountains/Hills; English Writing; Water

Places

Iraq; Iraq; Great Zab River; Southern Kurdistan, Iraq

Image

Zab River in Iraq, with mountains in the background: 1934-1936

A woman wearing a veil carrying a basket on her head, with boys surrounding her., 1934-1936, inclusive

object: Digital copy only - ref158 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Extent

1 Photographic Prints

Creator

Wells, Les, Active 1929 - 1939 (Role: Photographer)

Subjects

Genres

Gelatin Silver Prints; Photographic Prints

Topics

Women; Boys; Girls; Head Covers/Veils; Regional/National Dress; Outdoors; Children; Group Portraits; Food

Places

Iraq

Occupations

Workers

Image

A woman wearing a veil carrying a basket on her head, with boys surrounding her.: 1934-1936

Three men sitting outdoors, described as scribes/letter writers in AD_MC_044_ref11., 1934-1936, inclusive

object: Digital copy only - ref158 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Extent

1 Photographic Prints

Creator

Wells, Les, Active 1929 - 1939 (Role: Photographer)

Subjects

Genres

Photographic Prints; Gelatin Silver Prints

Topics

Outdoors; Men; Children; Regional/National Dress; Arabic Writing; English Writing; Furnishings; Signs/Signposts; Boys; Group Portraits

Places

Iraq

Image

Three men sitting outdoors.: 1934-1936

Several men standing around two men sitting on the ground., 1934-1936, inclusive

object: Digital copy only - ref158 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Extent

1 Photographic Prints

Creator

Wells, Les, Active 1929 - 1939 (Role: Photographer)

Subjects

Genres

Photographic Prints; Gelatin Silver Prints

Topics

Men; Regional/National Dress; Outdoors; Outdoors; Group Portraits

Places

Iraq

Image

Several men standing around two men sitting on the ground: 1934-1936

A portrait of a man with a mustache wearing a keffiyeh., 1934-1936, inclusive

object: Digital copy only - ref158 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Extent

1 Photographic Prints

Creator

Wells, Les, Active 1929 - 1939 (Role: Photographer)

Subjects

Genres

Photographic Prints; Gelatin Silver Prints

Topics

Men; Facial Hair; Individual Portraits; Regional/National Dress

Image

A portrait of a man with a mustache wearing a keffiyeh.: 1934-1936

A man harvesting dates from a palm tree., 1934-1936, inclusive

object: Digital copy only - ref158 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Extent

1 Photographic Prints

Creator

Wells, Les, Active 1929 - 1939 (Role: Photographer)

Subjects

Genres

Photographic Prints; Gelatin Silver Prints

Topics

Palm Trees; Outdoors; Men; Food

Places

Iraq

Occupations

Workers

Image

A man harvesting dates from a palm tree.: 1934-1936

Mausoleum of Umar Suhrawardi, Baghdad., 1934-1936, inclusive

object: Digital copy only - ref158 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Extent

1 Photographic Prints

Creator

Wells, Les, Active 1929 - 1939 (Role: Photographer)

Subjects

Genres

Photographic Prints; Gelatin Silver Prints

Topics

Tombs/Mausoleums; Buildings; Palm Trees; Architecture; English Writing; Cemeteries; Religious Sites

Places

Baghdad, Iraq

Image

Mausoleum of Umar Suhrawardi, Baghdad: 1934-1936

Mausoleum of Umar Suhrawardi, Baghdad., 1934-1936, inclusive

object: Digital copy only - ref158 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Extent

1 Photographic Prints

Creator

Wells, Les, Active 1929 - 1939 (Role: Photographer)

Subjects

Genres

Photographic Prints; Gelatin Silver Prints

Topics

Tombs/Mausoleums; Architecture; Buildings; English Writing; Cemeteries; Religious Sites

Places

Baghdad, Iraq

Image

Mausoleum of Umar Suhrawardi, Baghdad: 1934-1936

A Nairn Transport vehicle crossing the Syrian desert., 1934-1936, inclusive

object: Digital copy only - ref158 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Extent

1 Photographic Prints

Creator

Wells, Les, Active 1929 - 1939 (Role: Photographer)

Subjects

Genres

Photographic Prints; Gelatin Silver Prints

Topics

Buses; Deserts; Transportation; English Writing

Places

Syria

Image

A Nairn Transport vehicle crossing the Syrian desert.: 1934-1936

An aerial view of Taq Kasra (Archway of Ctesiphon)., 1934-1936, inclusive

object: Digital copy only - ref158 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Extent

1 Photographic Prints

Creator

Wells, Les, Active 1929 - 1939 (Role: Photographer)

Subjects

Genres

Photographic Prints; Gelatin Silver Prints

Topics

Buildings; Architecture; Deserts; English Writing; Archaeological Sites/Artifacts; Landscapes

Places

Iraq

Image

An aerial view of Taq Kasra (Archway of Ctesiphon).: 1934-1936

A statue in the Antoniadis Garden in Alexandria, Egypt., 1934-1936, inclusive

object: Digital copy only - ref158 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Extent

1 Photographic Prints

Creator

Wells, Les, Active 1929 - 1939 (Role: Photographer)

Subjects

Genres

Photographic Prints; Gelatin Silver Prints

Topics

Gardens; Statues/Sculptures; English Writing

Places

Alexandria, Egypt

Image

A statue in the Antoniadis Garden in Alexandria, Egypt: 1934-1936

A statue in the Antoniadis Garden in Alexandria, Egypt., 1934-1936, inclusive

object: Digital copy only - ref158 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Extent

1 Photographic Prints

Creator

Wells, Les, Active 1929 - 1939 (Role: Photographer)

Subjects

Genres

Photographic Prints; Gelatin Silver Prints

Topics

Statues/Sculptures; Gardens; English Writing

Places

Alexandria, Egypt; Egypt

Image

A statue in the Antoniadis Garden in Alexandria, Egypt: 1934-1936

HMS Enterprise off the coast of Aden., 1934-1936, inclusive

object: Digital copy only - ref158 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Extent

1 Photographic Prints

Creator

Wells, Les, Active 1929 - 1939 (Role: Photographer)

Subjects

Genres

Photographic Prints; Gelatin Silver Prints

Topics

Military/Soldiers; Boats/Ships; Navy; Seas; English Writing

Places

Aden, Yemen

Image

HMS Enterprise in the sea, with a small boat in the foreground: 1934-1936

The mediterranean fleet in Alexandria harbour., 1934-1936, inclusive

object: Digital copy only - ref158 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Extent

1 Photographic Prints

Creator

Wells, Les, Active 1929 - 1939 (Role: Photographer)

Subjects

Genres

Photographic Prints; Gelatin Silver Prints

Topics

Seas; Boats/Ships; Ports; Coast; English Writing; Transportation; Group Portraits; Landscapes

Places

Alexandria, Egypt; Egypt; Mediterranean Sea

Image

The mediterranean fleet in Alexandria harbour: 1934-1936

Stanley bay in Alexandria., 1934-1936, inclusive

object: Digital copy only - ref158 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Extent

1 Photographic Prints

Creator

Wells, Les, Active 1929 - 1939 (Role: Photographer)

Subjects

Genres

Photographic Prints; Gelatin Silver Prints

Topics

English Writing; Beaches; Men; Advertisements; Shops; Buildings; Bathing Suits/Swimsuits; Advertisements; Signs/Signposts; Group Portraits

Places

Alexandria, Egypt

Image

Stanley bay in Alexandria, with buildings in the background : 1934-1936

Nouzha garden in Alexandria.

object: Digital copy only - ref158 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

Extent

1 Photographic Prints

Creator

Wells, Les, Active 1929 - 1939 (Role: Photographer)

Subjects

Genres

Photographic Prints; Gelatin Silver Prints

Topics

English Writing; Gardens; Palm Trees

Places

Alexandria, Egypt; Egypt

Image

Nouzha garden in Alexandria: 1934-1936

Nouzha garden in Alexandria.

object: Digital copy only - ref158 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

Extent

1 Photographic Prints

Creator

Wells, Les, Active 1929 - 1939 (Role: Photographer)

Subjects

Genres

Photographic Prints; Gelatin Silver Prints

Topics

English Writing; Gardens; Palm Trees

Places

Alexandria, Egypt; Egypt

Image

Nouzha garden in Alexandria: 1934-1936

Portrait of a child leaning against a wall.

object: Digital copy only - ref158 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

Extent

1 Photographic Prints

Creator

Wells, Les, Active 1929 - 1939 (Role: Photographer)

Subjects

Genres

Photographic Prints; Gelatin Silver Prints

Topics

Girls; Children; Individual Portraits; Outdoors

Places

Egypt

Image

Portrait of a child leaning against the wall: 1934-1936

House on the wall, Montazah.

object: Digital copy only - ref158 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

Extent

1 Photographic Prints

Creator

Wells, Les, Active 1929 - 1939 (Role: Photographer)

Subjects

Genres

Photographic Prints; Gelatin Silver Prints

Topics

English Writing; Buildings; Houses; Architecture

Places

Alexandria, Egypt; Egypt

Image

House on the wall, Montazah: 1934-1936

House on the wall, Montazah.

object: Digital copy only - ref158 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

Extent

1 Photographic Prints

Creator

Wells, Les, Active 1929 - 1939 (Role: Photographer)

Subjects

Genres

Photographic Prints; Gelatin Silver Prints

Topics

English Writing; Architecture; Buildings

Places

Alexandria, Egypt

Image

House on the wall, Montazah: 1934-1936

A body of water with trees and rocks in the background.

object: Digital copy only - ref158 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

Extent

1 Photographic Prints

Creator

Wells, Les, Active 1929 - 1939 (Role: Photographer)

Subjects

Genres

Photographic Prints; Gelatin Silver Prints

Topics

Landscapes; Water

Places

Unknown Locations

Image

Water with trees and rocks in the background: 1934-1936

A boy and a girl standing outdoors.

object: Digital copy only - ref158 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

Extent

1 Photographic Prints

Creator

Wells, Les, Active 1929 - 1939 (Role: Photographer)

Subjects

Genres

Photographic Prints; Gelatin Silver Prints

Topics

Group Portraits; Children; Boys; Girls; Regional/National Dress; Outdoors

Places

Iraq

Image

A boy and a girl posing, with rocks in the background: 1934-1936

A waterfall with a building in the background.

object: Digital copy only - ref158 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

Extent

1 Photographic Prints

Creator

Wells, Les, Active 1929 - 1939 (Role: Photographer)

Subjects

Genres

Photographic Prints; Gelatin Silver Prints

Topics

Waterfalls; Buildings; Landscapes

Places

Iraq

Image

A waterfall with a building in the background: 1934-1936

A rocky hillside.

object: Digital copy only - ref158 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

Extent

1 Photographic Prints

Creator

Wells, Les, Active 1929 - 1939 (Role: Photographer)

Subjects

Genres

Photographic Prints; Gelatin Silver Prints

Topics

Landscapes

Places

Iraq

Image

A rocky hillside : 1934-1936

Men and horses by a body of water.

object: Digital copy only - ref158 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

Extent

1 Photographic Prints

Creator

Wells, Les, Active 1929 - 1939 (Role: Photographer)

Subjects

Genres

Photographic Prints; Gelatin Silver Prints

Topics

Horses; Men; Water; Animals; Group Portraits

Places

Iraq

Image

Horses and men standing on the rocks with water in the background: 1934-1936

A group of five men carrying guns.

object: Digital copy only - ref158 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

Extent

1 Photographic Prints

Creator

Wells, Les, Active 1929 - 1939 (Role: Photographer)

Subjects

Genres

Photographic Prints; Gelatin Silver Prints

Topics

Group Portraits; Guns; Horses; Turbans; Weapons; Swords/Knives; Regional/National Dress; Animals; Men

Places

Iraq

Image

A group of five men with guns: 1934-1936

A man riding a camel with the Pyramid of Khafre in the background.

object: Digital copy only - ref158 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

Extent

1 Photographic Prints

Creator

Wells, Les, Active 1929 - 1939 (Role: Photographer)

Subjects

Genres

Photographic Prints; Gelatin Silver Prints

Topics

Camels; Men; Palm Trees; Archaeological Sites/Artifacts; Animals; Pyramids; Individual Portraits

Places

Egypt; Giza, Egypt

Image

A man riding a camel with a pyramid and palm trees in the background: 1934-1936

Great Sphinx of Giza.

object: Digital copy only - ref158 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

Extent

1 Photographic Prints

Creator

Wells, Les, Active 1929 - 1939 (Role: Photographer)

Subjects

Genres

Photographic Prints; Gelatin Silver Prints

Topics

The Great Sphinx of Giza; Archaeological Sites/Artifacts; Monuments/Memorials

Places

Giza, Egypt; Egypt

Image

Great Sphinx of Giza: 1934-1936

Blank Page

object: Digital copy only - ref158 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

Extent

1 Photographic Prints

Creator

Wells, Les, Active 1929 - 1939 (Role: Photographer)

Image

Blank Page: 1934-1936

Interior of RAF Halton House.

object: Digital copy only - ref158 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

Extent

1 Photographic Prints

Creator

Wells, Les, Active 1929 - 1939 (Role: Photographer)

Subjects

Genres

Photographic Prints; Gelatin Silver Prints

Topics

English Writing; Royal Air Force; Architecture; Houses; Chandeliers; Furnishings; Furnishings; Military/Soldiers

Places

Aylesbury, England, UK

Image Set

Inside of RAF's Halton house showing chandelier and stairs : 1934-1936

View 2 images

Blank Page

object: Digital copy only - ref158 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

Extent

1 Photographic Prints

Creator

Wells, Les, Active 1929 - 1939 (Role: Photographer)

Image

Blank Page: 1934-1936

Blank Page

object: Digital copy only - ref158 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

Extent

1 Photographic Prints

Creator

Wells, Les, Active 1929 - 1939 (Role: Photographer)

Image

Blank Page: 1934-1936

Blank Page

object: Digital copy only - ref158 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

Extent

1 Photographic Prints

Creator

Wells, Les, Active 1929 - 1939 (Role: Photographer)

Image

Blank Page: 1934-1936

Left: A concert poster for The Exiles. Right: A group of performers on stage wearing white tuxedos, including Les Wells at the piano (linked to AD_MC_046_ref49 in the album 'Iraq and Kurdistan - compiled by an RAF serviceman' and AD_MC_044_ref44 in 'Iraq and Kurdistan - compiled by L. Wells of RAF Hinaidi').

object: Digital copy only - ref158 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

Extent

1 Photographic Prints

Creator

Wells, Les, Active 1929 - 1939 (Role: Photographer)

Subjects

Genres

Photographic Prints; Gelatin Silver Prints

Topics

Group Portraits; Men; Tuxedos; Bow Ties; Pianos; Musical Instruments; Performing Arts; Advertisements; Costumes; Theater

Places

Unknown Locations

Image

Left: A concert poster. Right: A group of performers on stage wearing white tuxedos: 1934-1936

Top: A group photo of men in uniform. Bottom: A street view.

object: Digital copy only - ref158 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

Extent

1 Photographic Prints

Creator

Wells, Les, Active 1929 - 1939 (Role: Photographer)

Subjects

Genres

Photographic Prints; Gelatin Silver Prints

Topics

Group Portraits; Outdoors; Men; Uniforms; Military/Soldiers; Buildings; Streets/Roads; Architecture; Royal Air Force; Street Lamps

Places

Unknown Locations

Image

Top: A group photo of men in uniform with buildings in the background. Bottom: a street view : 1934-1936

Top: Aerial view of a harbour. Bottom: Ship leaving a harbour with covered cannons in the foreground.

object: Digital copy only - ref158 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

Extent

1 Photographic Prints

Creator

Wells, Les, Active 1929 - 1939 (Role: Photographer)

Subjects

Genres

Photographic Prints; Gelatin Silver Prints

Topics

Boats/Ships; Military/Soldiers; Cannons; Seas; Architecture; Buildings; Weapons; Transportation; Ports

Places

Unknown Locations

Image

Top: Aerial view of a harbour. Bottom: Ship leaving the harbour with covered cannons in the foreground: 1934-1936

Blank Page

object: Digital copy only - ref158 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

Extent

1 Photographic Prints

Creator

Wells, Les, Active 1929 - 1939 (Role: Photographer)

Image

Blank Page: 1934-1936

A man in a chemistry lab with bottles on the shelf in the background.

object: Digital copy only - ref158 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

Extent

1 Photographic Prints

Creator

Wells, Les, Active 1929 - 1939 (Role: Photographer)

Subjects

Genres

Photographic Prints; Gelatin Silver Prints

Topics

Men; Lab Coats; Royal Air Force; Military/Soldiers; Scientific Equipment; Lab Coats; Laboratories; Individual Portraits

Places

Iraq

Image

A man in a chemistry lab with bottles on the shelf in the background : 1934-1936

Palm trees.

object: Digital copy only - ref158 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

Extent

1 Photographic Prints

Creator

Wells, Les, Active 1929 - 1939 (Role: Photographer)

Subjects

Genres

Photographic Prints; Gelatin Silver Prints

Topics

English Writing; Palm Trees

Places

Unknown Locations

Image

Palm trees with clouds in the background: 1934-1936

Inside of the Back Cover

object: Digital copy only - ref158 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

Extent

1 Photographic Prints

Creator

Wells, Les, Active 1929 - 1939 (Role: Photographer)

Image

Inside of the Back Cover: 1934-1936

Back cover of Iraq, Egypt, Yemen - compiled by L. Wells - Hisham Khatib Collection

object: Digital copy only - ref158 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

Extent

1 Photographic Prints

Creator

Wells, Les, Active 1929 - 1939 (Role: Photographer)

Image

Back Cover: 1934-1936