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Beitîn, the ancient Bethel. To the north-west, in the highest part of the village, are the ruins of a tower with ancient substructions

The six columns of the Great Temple, Ba'albek. The winter winds have almost destroyed the carving on the north side of the capitals; but the south side of the capitals and of the entablature, shown above, are in a good state of preservation

The Nahr el Aujeh from Kûlat Râs el 'Ain. The river rises out of the earth in several copious streams at the foot of the mound on which the castle stands. This mound has been satisfactorily identified as the site of Antipatris.

Lebanon coast near the mouth of the Adonis river. The iron-stained soil of the sandstone strata is annually washed down into the river by the heavy winter rains, and the discolored stream can be traced far out into the blue sea. This gave rise to the belief that the river was tinged with the blood of Adonis, every year in memory of his death.

Old North, front. Boston, MA. 19th Century Stereoscope Card.

Clothes of white agricultural day laborers drying on old fence with broken plow in foreground, north of Sallisaw, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma

Béni-Hassan el-Qadim [Beni Hasan]. Tombeau de Ménôthph, parois nord et est.

The natural bridge, Lebanon. It is called in Arabic "Jisr el Hajr" (The Bridge of Stone). It spans the chasm through which flows the Neb'a el Lebban (Fountain of Milk), one of the sources of the Nahr el Kelb (the Dog River).

Part of the north wall of Jerusalem, formed of the native rock blended with masonry. A shepherd in the foreground is playing a double-reed pipe

The city of Acre from the south. The mount of the Nahr Na'mân, the ancient river Belus, in the foreground, where, tradition says, glass was first produced by an accidental combination of the necessary materials.

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1881 - 1883
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Wilson, Charles William, Sir (1836-1905), Author
Fenn, Harry (1838-1911), Artist
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New York
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New York Public Library
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http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/
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Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication ("CCO 1.0 Dedication")

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El Monte Federal Subsistence Homesteads. 100 homes-all occupied. Each with 3/4 acre. Average family income $800 per yr. Feb. 1936.

In the shoe bazaar. This was formerly a school, an interesting building now in a very dilapadated condition. The gateway, however, is still preserved.

The temple at Deir el 'Ashâir. It stands on a platform of massive masonry, one hundred and twenty-six feet long by sixty-nine feet wide, and about twenty feet high on the eastern side, which faces Mount Hermon. The village is inhabited by a few families of Druses and Christians.

The rocks at Sarâbít el Khâdim ; and the temple enclosure. There are two temples, of different dates. The one not shown here is formed of two chambers excavated in the rock, having a walled continuation in front.

Hay house and corn crib on C.V. Hibbs' 80 acre farm near Boswell, Benton County, Indiana. This farm is owner operated but very heavily mortgaged

View from upper Beth-Horon, looking westward, to the Mediterranean Sea, at sunset

Combination needle and shower bath. Plate 1018-G ; Needle bath. Plath 1019-G.

Fig. 1. a. Représentation de la pierre à la quelle selon la tradition étoit attachée une chaîne pour fermer le Nil, b. Masse de granit pleine de hiéroglyphes, c. Petites chapelles, d. Rochers de granit; Fig. 2. Vue de la ville d'Esnay, dans l'Égypte Supérieure.

[View of the external area of the workshop in Paris, showing construction materials, the head of the Statue of Liberty, and a group of men gathered in front of the left foot of the statue.]

The large plane-tree, Damascus. It is nearly forty feet in circumference. A peasant and his plough are resting against it, and in its shade a carperter is working, steadying his bow saw with his naked foot.

Mount Carmel 1. The great monastery of the Carmelites 2. Where Elias sacrificed 3. The river Kishon 4. The haven of St. John d'Acre 5. The town of St. Jon d'Acre 6. The river Belus

Abraham Oaks, Hebron, pt. 7, p. 193

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