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Human-kind Scrapbook Month in Palestine, Egypt and Syria, April 1891 http://www.newbostonfineandrarebooks.com/?page=shop/disp&pid=page_PalestineSyria&CLSN_1291=13281208221291adfc56628c3b7bbb6e "After five weeks among the sights and scenes of the Orient, in Egypt, it was determined we should make the pilgrimage to the Holy Land. We were loath to leave the land of the Pharaohs, where everything had been so novel and full of interest... Returning to Cairo...we found a week all too short in which to enjoy its ever-varying scenes of oriental life." [A Month in Palestine and Syria, April 1891] The following 40 images, along with the complete 41 pages of text, are from the above mentioned rare book containing original silver print photographs. This 19th century travel story offers a glimpse into the people, culture, architecture, and landscapes of this Eastern region. - See more at: Quality podgulalo, but let it be.    Egypt. A boy with a donkey  Egypt. Dahabeya (nilotica boat) on the Nile  Egypt. Near Sakkara  Egypt. Village on the Nile  Palestine. Jaffa. Simon Tanner House  Palestine. Plowman  Palestine. Jerusalem. Jaffa Gate  Palestine. Jerusalem, new hotel  Palestine. Jerusalem. Shop on the Via Dolorosa near the arch entitled Ecce Homo  Palestine. Jerusalem. The Al-Aqsa Mosque  Palestine. Jerusalem. The Al-Aqsa Mosque  Palestine. Jerusalem. The wailing wall  Palestine. Jerusalem. The wailing wall  Palestine. Golden Gate, Jerusalem  Palestine. Jerusalem. City street  Palestine. Arabic escorts in the Jordan trip. In the photo, the son of the Sheik  Palestine. Camp in Jericho Valley  Palestine. Pilgrims at the Jordan  Palestine. At the Jordan River  Palestine. Rachel's Tomb near Bethlehem  Palestine. Mosque of the cave of prophets. Hebron  Palestine. Nice ambience, travelers  Palestine. Siloam  Palestine. Halt near Nazareth  Palestine. The Fountain Of The Virgin. Nazareth  Palestine. The Fountain Of The Virgin. Nazareth  Palestine. Church in Nazareth, built on the site of Joseph's workshop  Palestine. Tiberias. The sea of Galilee  Palestine. Hermon camp  Palestine. Caesarea Filippova  Palestine. Caesarea Filippova. Banias  Syria. The main street of Damascus  Syria. Damascus. Public garden  Lebanon. Baalbek. The Temple Of Venus  Lebanon. Baalbek. Temple Of Jupiter  Lebanon. The Walls Of Baalbek.  Lebanon. Baalbek. Temple ruins  Lebanon. Last halt before Beirut  Lebanon. Beirut. Russian pilgrims returning to the ship after the celebration of the Kornilov Orthodox Easter in Jerusalem 
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