Three American Sisters Photo Album, ca. 1900s
The album taken in Lebanon by three unidentified American sisters, during the Ottoman era portrays the life in the Middle East at the turn of the 20th century. Photos show the protocol of receptions, local peasantry, entertainment and horseracing, village architecture, military processions and bands, as well as sites in Baalbeck, Beirut and Beiteddine. The collection is important to researchers interested in the history and travels to the Lebanon during the Ottoman Era.
