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A View of Early Street Cars in Damascus, Syria With the Sinaniyeh Mosque in the Background

2016-827
Accession Number
2016-827
3.2 x 2.0 inches
Black & White
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NAID 348728553
Related Collection
Daniel, Margaret Truman and E. Clifton Daniel Papers
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Palphot

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
This is an early commercial photograph of streetcars in Damascus, Syria. In the background, the Sinaniyeh Mosque can be seen. The mosque was built in 1591 and is noted for the heavy use of decorative tiles used throughout. Part of a group of photographs originally sent by E. Clifton Daniel, Jr. to his mother.
Date(s)
ca.
1950