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
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
Photograph album assembled by a Swedish traveler or officer in the 1920s. Most of the photographs are related to Iraq, mainly Basra and Bagdad. One... Show morePhotograph album assembled by a Swedish traveler or officer in the 1920s. Most of the photographs are related to Iraq, mainly Basra and Bagdad. One photograph was taken in Muscat, Oman. This part features views, street scenes, architecture, antiquities but also portraits and it includes one photograph of General Maude entering Baghdad after conquering the city in 1917, when he was leading the Mesopotamian campaign during WWI. The last part of the albums comprises pictures mainly related to navigation. The locations included are Malta and the Suez Canal, as well as the Panama Canal, but also Haiti, Goa, Pakistan and the Indus River. Mascat al Matra [Muttrah] -- Ashar Creek [Basra] -- Whiteley Bridge -- Belgian consulate -- Ashar Creek near Basra -- Khora Creek -- Euphrates -- Arab -- Arab woman -- Procession for religious celebrations in Basra -- Muharram -- Religious procession -- Street in Ashar -- Arab house -- Muharram -- Arab summerhouse [sic] -- Mosque in Kadmain [Al-Kāẓimiyyah] Baghdad -- Main street in Bagdad -- Gate of the Mosque of Al-Kadhimiya -- Northern gate in Baghdad -- Bagdad seen from the river -- General Maude -- People of Bagdad -- Ctesiphon -- La Valletta -- Suez -- Port Said -- Suez Canal -- Sailing on the Indus River -- Karachi -- Camel -- Goa -- Tahiti -- Panama Canal Title and date devised by Library staff. Photographs are captioned in Swedish. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2017.0016 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i2421789x BIB-ID: 2557250 Show less