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At the Cairo Conference, Winston Churchill presided over the establishment of the kingdoms of Iraq and TransJordan. |
![]() By A.W. Lloyd, 'Punch', January 19, 1921 British Minister of Health, Sir Alfred Mond, visits Sir Herbert Samuel, the |
'The Passing Show' from the New York American, January 22, 1921 "The oil resources of Iraq became a first-class British aim." |
![]() By W.F. Blood, ''The Bystander', 1921 Standard Oil Company deal approved by the Iranian Parliament. |
![]() By Strube, 'Daily Express', January 24, 1921 |
By Raven Hill, 'Punch', January 26, 1921 |
![]() By Strube, 'Daily Express', January 29, 1921 |
![]() By Leo Cheney, 'The Passing Show', February 12, 1921 Churchill: "I created Transjordan with the stroke of a pen on a Sunday afternoon in Cairo" |
![]() By E.T. Reed, ''The Passing Show', 1921 'He's Back!' |
By Richard Brooks, 'Punch', April 13, 1921 Winston Churchill, Secretary of State for the Colonies |
By Raven Hill, 'Punch', April 13, 1921 |
A.W. Lloyd, 'Punch', April 29, 1921 |
From 'Punch', 1921 Lord Milner's proposals for giving modified |
From 'Punch', 1921 |
By Frank Reynolds, 'Punch', June 15, 1921 |
By A.W. Lloyd, 'Punch', June 22, 1921 |
By H.M. Bateman, 'The Passing Show', September 17, 1921 Llyod George, King of the World! |
By E.G.O. Beuttler, 'The Bystander', August 10, 1921 |
By E.G.O. Beuttler, 'The Bystander', August 17, 1921 |
By E.G.O. Beuttler, 'The Bystander', August 31, 1921 |
By E.G.O. Beuttler, 'The Bystander', September 7, 1921 |
By E.G.O. Beuttler, 'The Bystander', September 21, 1921 |
By Raven Hill, 'Punch', December 7, 1921 France and Turkey sign the 'Accord of Ankara' on October 20, 1921 |
By CooperToons |
Gertrude Bell: Queen of the Desert |
By CooperToons Gertrude Bell was an English writer, traveller, political officer, administrator in Arabia, and a archaeologist who explored, mapped, and became |
By Vice Admiral Sir Herbert Richmond, 1921 Gertrude Bell presiding over an elders meeting presumably in Persia. |
Artist unknown, from 'Illustration Art Gallery', 1921 She played a major role in establishing and helping administer the modern state of Iraq utilizing her unique perspectives from |