C. 88 slides of Syria, Lebanon and Saudi Arabia. C. 1907-1920 Mainly by an amateur, some from the series "J. Levy & C°". Saudi Arabia: Mecca (Kaaba, mosque, pilgrims). Syria: Talbiseh, Maysaf Castle, market in Hama, Shaizar, Lattaquié, Aleppo (citadel, salt lake of Sabkhat al-Jabbūl, Al-Otrush Mosque, weavers), Kaframboudi (?) (milling grain on a stone, baking bread, village life), Apamea (Roman ruins: citadel, Roman theatre, forum, collonade street), Arethusa, now Al-Rastan (village scenes), Krak des Chevaliers: one of the most important preserved medieval castles in the world (interior and exterior), Damascus (Umayyad Mosque and surroundings). Lebanon: Byblos, Baalbek (Temple of Bacchus, of Jupiter, Baalbek Stones, tourists visiting the site), Tripoli (citadel, Lion Tower), Beirut, Bsharri (Kadisha Valley).

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