84-year-old Latif al Ani was Iraq's most famous documentary photographer during the country's cosmopolitan 60s. But as Saddam Hussein rose to power, he was driven into retirement<em>. Scroll through to see his incredible "memory bank" of the country before Saddam, Gulf War, or ISIS.</em>
US couple in Ctesiphon, Iraq, 1965 —
84-year-old Latif al Ani was Iraq's most famous documentary photographer during the country's cosmopolitan 60s. But as Saddam Hussein rose to power, he was driven into retirement. Scroll through to see his incredible "memory bank" of the country before Saddam, Gulf War, or ISIS.
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Al Aqida, High School, Baghdad, 1961
Al Aqida, High School, Baghdad, 1961
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Train Station, Baghdad, 1961
Train Station, Baghdad, 1961
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Mirjan Mosque, Baghdad, 1960
Mirjan Mosque, Baghdad, 1960
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Stolen head that was not retrieved, Hatra, Iraq, c.1960s
Stolen head that was not retrieved, Hatra, Iraq, c.1960s
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Nahr Street Shop, Beirut, 1960
Nahr Street Shop, Beirut, 1960
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Tourism Promotion Film, c. 1962
Tourism Promotion Film, c. 1962
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Music Lesson, 1962
Music Lesson, 1962
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Rashid Street, Haydarkhana, Baghdad, 1961
Rashid Street, Haydarkhana, Baghdad, 1961
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Musayib, Floating Bridge, 1959
Musayib, Floating Bridge, 1959
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Karkh, Baghdad, 1961
Karkh, Baghdad, 1961
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Berlin, 1965
Berlin, 1965
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