008635 Accession Number: 008635

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SCENE IN DAMASCUS BEFORE THE MOSQUE OF SULTAN SELIM, ONE OF THE LANDMARKS OF THIS ANCIENT AND FAMOUS CITY. HAROLD HERBERT, AIF OFFICIAL ARTIST IS SEEN SPEAKING WITH NATIVE WOMAN, WHILE HIS DRIVER MARSHALL LOOKS ON.

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Accession Number
008635
Photographer
R Williams
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c July 1941
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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