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Glass Slide of the House of Namaan (Damasus, Syria)

Description: A glass slide showing a photograph of Arab people in ruins identified as the House of Namaan, in Damascus, Syria. According to 2 Kings 5, Naaman the Aramean was a commander of the armies of Ben-Hadad II, the king of Aram-Damascus, during the time of Joram, king of Israel. Yet he was afflicted with leprosy. The photograph is numbered No. 403, and was likely taken by a member of the American Colony, in Jerusalem, Israel.
Date: [1882..1929]
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Glass Slide of the "Street Called Straight" (Damascus, Syria), No. 5817a

Description: A glass slide showing a photograph of the "Street Called Straight," in Damascus, Syria. The street was mentioned in the Biblcal story of the conversion of Saul (Acts 9:11). On the frame of the slide is printed "T.H. McAllister, Manufacturing Optician, 49 Nassau Street, New York." On the reverse, the slide is numbered 5817a.
Date: [1882..1929]
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library
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