2. To Catch a Thief
2. To Catch a Thief
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The Chelabi and his men
" In great state the Chelabi was brought to my tent, a splendid handsome Kurd he is, the six feet of him robed in white and cloaked in a gold embroidered abbayah."
Photograph M_245 (1909) - Gertrude Bell Archive, click the marker to view the photo.
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Fattuh
"Now the Chelabi is the great magnate of the district. All the people, from Jezireh to Mardin, all the Tur Abdin, belong to him; they are his tribe and he rules them with far more authority than the government possesses."
Portrait of Fattuh seated.
Photograph D_201 (1905) - Gertrude Bell Archive, click the marker to view the photo.
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Gertrude Bell Archive - Letters
"I looked up and saw a man crouching in my tent, a shadowy figure outlined against the sky."
Letters 28/5/1909 - Gertrude Bell Archive, click the marker to read the letter. -
Church of El Adra
Background based on M_215 & M_218, Church of El Adra (The Virgin).
" 5th century if not 4th, domed, with exquisite carved mouldings - in short perfect, and all standing."
AlbumM (1909) - Gertrude Bell Archive, click the marker to view the album.
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Photo K_218
Album K (1909) - Gertrude Bell Archive, click the marker to view the album.
1. A Diplomat is Born
3. Friends in High Places
4. The Gang's All Here
5. The Viceroy and I
6. King and Country
7. Rock of Ages
