Tal Tamir: Makers of Norias

Date: 1938

Photographer John D. Whiting (d. 1951), who also worked as a tour guide, photographed norias (water wheels) erected by Assyrian refugees by the Khabour river near Tal Tamir (Tell Tamer). These constructions were used for irrigation purposes. Whiting also photographed a steel water wheel erected by the League of Nations by contrast, noting that the wooden wheel was “primitive”. See also: Carpenter; Sawyer.

Citation: Whiting, J. D. & Matson, G. E., photographer. (1938) Diary in Photos, vol. IV, 1938. [Online Text] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2007675264/ (last consulted: 13 February 2017).

Tell Tamer/Khabour River: Makers of Norias
Date: 1938

Photographer John D. Whiting captured a photograph of Norias erected by Assyrian refugees at the Khabour river for irrigation purposes. Whiting also photographed a steel water wheel erected by the League of Nations by contrast, noting that this particular wooden one was ‘primitive’.
Citation: Whiting, J. D. & Matson, G. E., photographer. (1938) Diary in Photos, vol. IV, 1938.

Online Text: Retrieved from the Library of Congress