The Bonfils Family: Images of the Levant in the late 1800's
[Panoramic view of Beirut]
In the late 1800's, the Bonfils Family took photographic pictures of the Levant, which is now Palestine, Syria, Jordan and Lebanon. At that time, the Middle East was experiencing the Industrial Revolution which boosted tourism through creation of railways and better roads. The Bonfils Family were passionate in photographing such beautiful part of the world, and their photos still remain to this day in libraries and various forms of postcards and posters. A selection of photos taken by the Bonfils Family is shown below. Those photos and wealth of material on the Levant are available on http://almashriq.hiof.no, maintained by Mr Børre Ludvigsen. The Bonfils photos on Arabiancircle.com and the corresponding Arabian Circle Facebook group, is displayed under the permission of Mr Ludvigsen.
[Beirut - Lebanon]
[Mount Hermon - Syria]
[Jerusalem - Palestine]
[Cairo - Egypt]
[Arabian woman standing]
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