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Stereograph views of Palestine, Lebanon, and Syria
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
|---|---|
| Spatial Coverage | Lebanon West Bank Jerusalem Israel Syria Palestine |
| Description | Photographs show views of cities, towns, and villages; daily life and occupations in urban and agricultural settings; prominent monuments and landmarks; archaeological sites and ancient buildings; the landscape and the natural environment; and religious rites in places throughout Palestine (present day Israel and the West Bank), Syria, and Lebanon. Cities and towns depicted in Palestine include Jaffa, Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Bethany, Jericho, Nablus, Nazareth, Magdala, Capernaum, Cana, Haifa, Sanur, Samaria, Shiloh, Rāmah, Hebron, Gaza, Beersheba, Acre, Askalon, Ashdod, Anathoth, Emmaus, Bet-Shemeth, and Zarah. Damascus, Syria and Baʻlabakk, Lebanon are also included. Geographic features depicted include Mount Hermon, Mount Gerizim, the Mount of Temptation, the Plain of Jericho, the Plain of Dothan, the Plain of Gennesaret, the River Jamnia, the Jordan River, the Brook Cherith, the Valley of Ajalon, the Dead Sea and the Sea of Galilee. Some notable images include markets in Damascus and Jaffa, the interior of a temple at Shiloh, men praying in the Great Mosque in Damascus, a wedding procession outside Jerusalem, the interior of a train, and portraits of a Bedouin man, a Samaritan with scrolls and others. |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Language | English |
| Part of Series | Groups of Images (LOTs) |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | City & town life--West Bank--1900-1920. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Archaeological sites--Lebanon--1900-1920. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Mosques--Jerusalem--1900-1920. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Churches--Jerusalem--1900-1920. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | City & town life--Israel--1900-1920. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Archaeological sites--West Bank--1900-1920. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Palestine--History--1799-1917. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Rites & ceremonies--Jerusalem--1900-1920. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | City & town life--Syria--1900-1920. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Rites & ceremonies--West Bank--1900-1920. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Churches--West Bank--1900-1920. |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
