1870Damascus
The street called Straight
Félix Bonfils. The plate is marked “918. Bonfils.”
Street photograph
1870·Damascus
The street called Straight
Félix Bonfils. The plate is marked “918. Bonfils.”
Street photograph · Altered
What this plate shows
A street photograph. The caption names it: Damascus, the street called Straight. A cobbled lane, overhanging timber, stone arches, a marked Bonfils negative. 1870. Not a lithograph of the city.
- Image type
- Street photograph
- Structure
- The street called Straight (the caption on the print).
- Region
- Middle East
- Present status
- Altered — The street as a route remains. The timber and stone fronts in this exposure are not a claim about the present walls. Later damage to the city is not itemized from this print.
- Source
- Albumen print. Library of Congress, LCCN 92513509, which dates it 1870. Caption: “DAMASCUS. The Street called ‘Straight.’” Scale of that scan.
- License
- Public domain.