About the John Pendlebury Family Papers
The John Pendlebury Family Papers cover the period from 1913 to 1964 and document the life of archaeologist and WWII hero John Devitt Stringfellow Pendlebury, his wife Hilda and their family.
With the roof of a hut and a fence in the foreground.
View of river, palm trees and walls along river bank.
Hippopotamuses are only visible as dark shapes in the water.
Children and adults, some of the children are looking towards the camera.
[Part of excavation house designed by Seton Lloyd, for the Oriental Institute, Chicago, excavation]. Includes a dog [Kashit].
View along edge of building, along street [across bridge].
With a steamer ship in the background.
With a cart on the track and other people in the background.
View from across water [Lake Nassar, Nāşir, Buḩayrat].
View from [Lake Nassar, Nāşir, Buḩayrat].
With 2 people [some of John Pendlebury’s travelling companions] in the foreground.
Between Belad Ruz [Balad Ruz/ Kan'an] and Mendeli [Mandalī], Iraq.
The top of a camel’s head is in the foreground [photograph taken whilst sitting on a camel].