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[Studio portrait of models wearing traditional clothing from the province of Surı̈yè (Syria), Ottoman Empire]

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[Studio portrait of models wearing traditional clothing from the province of Surı̈yè (Syria), Ottoman Empire]

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Summary

(1): Christian resident of Beyrouth (Beirut) in summer clothing; (2): married Muslim woman of Beyrouth (Beirut); and (3): married Christian woman of Beyrouth (Beirut) in winter clothing.

French caption from book: Syrie: Figure 1: Habitant Chrétien de Beyrouth (costume d'été); Figure 2: Dame Musulmane de Beyrouth; and Figure 3: Dame Chrétienne de Beyrouth (costume d'hiver).
Caption also in Ottoman Turkish.
Part III, plate XXVII.
Illus. in: Les costumes populaires de la Turquie en 1873 / Hamdy bey ... et Marie de Launay ... phototypie de Sébah. Part III, plate XXVII (opposite p. 263).

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Date

01/01/1873
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Contributors

Sébah, Pascal, 1823-1886, photographer
Launay, Marie de, author
Osman Hamdi Bey, 1842-1910, author
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Location

Beirut (Lebanon)33.87194, 35.50972
Google Map of 33.871944444444445, 35.50972222222222
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