Photograph album apparently assembled by a French military officer based in Syria in the first period of the French Mandate in Syria and Lebanon ... Show morePhotograph album apparently assembled by a French military officer based in Syria in the first period of the French Mandate in Syria and Lebanon (1923-1946), during the handover period from Turkish to French control. Photographs show Turkish and French officers during their recreational activities, visiting ancient sites, Damascus and other cities or sailing to Egypt and Istanbul. Snapshots include the daily lives of the families of the French officers. The French Mandate of Syria was a League of Nations mandate founded after World War I and the partitioning of the Ottoman Empire. During the two years that followed the end of the war in 1918 and in accordance with the Sykes-Picot Agreement that was signed between Britain and France during the war, the French controlled most of Ottoman Syria (modern Syria, Lebanon, Alexandretta) and other portions of southeastern Turkey. In the early 1920s, the French control of these territories became formalized by the League of Nations mandate system, and France was assigned the mandate of Syria on 29 September 1923. Title and date devised by Library staff. Photographs are pasted into the album. Prints are not captioned. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2017.0227 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24495189 BIB-ID: 2558746 Show less
Water transfer, Water transfer--Egypt, Caravans, Caravans--Photographs
The photograph shows people and camel caravans on the ferries. Before the opening of the Suez Canal, Al-Qantara was the passing spot between Syria... Show moreThe photograph shows people and camel caravans on the ferries. Before the opening of the Suez Canal, Al-Qantara was the passing spot between Syria and Egypt. Title and date devised by Library staff. The original title of the photogaph is "Kantara Kilomètre 44. Pont de caravanes de Syrie".See Migration and Globalisation in the Suez Canal Region and Beyond, 18691914, by Valeska Huber, Cambridge, Cambridge Universrity Press, 2013, pp. 154. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2017.0053 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24467145 BIB-ID: 2537236 Show less
Photographs show a group of local and European people on an expedition through Syria and Palestine, including camels and camp scenes. Title and date... Show morePhotographs show a group of local and European people on an expedition through Syria and Palestine, including camels and camp scenes. Title and date devised. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2017.0066 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24468228 BIB-ID: 2537253 Show less