France. Armée., Armies--Officers, Antiquities, History
The album collects photographs related to the Aerial Photography Section of the French Army of the Levant based in Rue Gouraud, in Gemmayzeh,... Show moreThe album collects photographs related to the Aerial Photography Section of the French Army of the Levant based in Rue Gouraud, in Gemmayzeh, Beirut. Images depict the Section's office and group portraits snapshots. There are street scenes in Beirut and cityscapes with architectures in Damascus as well as antiquities in Baalbeck. In addition, there are aerial views of Syria and Lebanon. Title and date devised by Library staff. Photographs (ranging from 5 x 5.5 cm to 11 x 16 cm) are pasted into the album pages and seldomly captioned with pencil below the print, on the mount. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0025 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23113960 BIB-ID: 2450450 Show less