Relic
Photograph
Relic
Baghdad Battles Reds
1963
Gelatin silver print
Image: 8 13/16 × 5 13/16 in. (22.4 × 14.7 cm)
Paper: 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm)
Gift of Time-Life Books
1968.0184.0488
Inscriptions Type printed with negative L: (Iraq) 2/63 18) RELIC: Revolutionary forces found Premier Kassem's uniform hanging by his bed in the \ Defense Ministry after his assassination. He recently boasted that he had survived 38 attempts on his \ life before the successful coup d'état on February 9th. Credit: Ian Berry © 1963 MAGNUM Photos
