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Duke Ellington at the US embassy in Damascus 1963

A US embassy in Damascus invitation to a reception featuring Duke Ellington and his orchestra. September 10th 1963

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Ottoman leader Jemal pasha posing with Syrian elites

Ottoman leader Jemal pasha posing with Syrian elites

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Roman arches outside the Umayyad Mosque, Damascus 1958

Roman arches at entrance to the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus 1958

 

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Damascus shoe shiners, 1928

Damascus shoe shiners 1928

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Nasser and Tito in Damascus Feb 22 1959

A photograph showing President Gamal Abdel Nasser with President Tito in Damascus Feb 22 1959

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First graduates of the Syrian military school in 1924

First graduating class of the Syrian military school 1924, officers instructors and officers in training.

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Turkish troops in Damascus, 1917

Turkish troops bargaining with a seller at a Damascus market during World War I, in 1917

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Les Légionnaires Syriens dans l’armée Française

A post card showing Syrian soldiers in the French army

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Hammam Moderne

A print ad for a modern Hammam (a Baath tub). The ad states that health depends on the body’s cleanliness. The image on the left is titled “old system”, the image on the right is “Modern Baath”.

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