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John D. Whiting: Alouites at 14th July religious festivities, 1938

Antioch 14th July celebrations. The Turks march in to stay. Types of Alouites at 14th July religious festivity, when they always picnic at their shrines. Photographs show John D. Whiting's trips around the Middle East region from June 30 to Dec. 31, 1938. Whiting, a member of the American Colony in Jerusalem, worked as a tour guide, businessman, writer, and photographer. Photographs focus on a trip to Syria with Mr. Moore for the National Geographic Magazine, but also include locations in Palestine (present day Israel, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip) and Lebanon.

 

From the American Colony Jerusalem Collection at the U.S. Library of Congress.

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Uploaded on December 11, 2008
Taken sometime in 1938