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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

[Charles Wilson in Israel in Captured Tank ]

Description: Photograph of US Congressman Charles Wilson sitting atop a captured Russian-made Egyptian tank in Israel in December 1973. Diboll Free Press Collection, The History Center, Diboll, Texas. Following the October 1973 Arab-Israeli War, East Texas Congressman Charlie Wilson inspected this Russian-built T-62 tank captured by Israel. Wilson, as a member of the Near East subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, visited Israel comparing U.S. military equipment to that of Russia. Wilson conc… more
Date: December 1973
Partner: The History Center

[Annie Belle Emery Bright, Frances Marion Allen, and Sheila Emery Allen on Mediterranean cruise photograph album]

Description: Photograph album chronicling Annie Belle Emery Bright, Frances Marion Allen, and Sheila Emery Allen's Mediterranean cruise trip. The women visited ruins, religious sites, and public markets. Places visited include Serbia, Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, Jerusalem, Turkey, Greece, and Spain. Most of the photographs are labeled with typed strips of paper.
Date: 1963
Partner: Tarrant County Archives

[News Script: Hijack]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of Israeli officials who say that a Lebanese jetliner was diverted to Israeli's Lod International Airport under escort of two Israeli jet fighters.
Date: August 16, 1973, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Bulletin]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of Arab terrorists who hijacked a Lufthansa Airliner after a massacre at Rome Airport.
Date: December 18, 1973, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Mideast and Strike]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of a discussion on role to be played by the UN at peace conference also members of teamsters set up pickets at supermarket warehouse.
Date: December 17, 1973, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Middle East & Mormon]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of United Nations spokesman saying that army personnel from Israel and Egypt will meet again to discuss a possible pullback of troops along Suez Canal. Also, about the president of the Mormon Church who died in Salt Lake City.
Date: December 27, 1973, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Guerrilla Supporters]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of police in Paris have announced the arrest of 13 supporters of the Palestinian guerilla movement.
Date: December 26, 1973, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Greece]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of security which was tightened along the borders of Greece to prevent terrorist infiltration and possible reprisals by Arab terror groups.
Date: January 24, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Israeli Withdrawal]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of Israel which is speeding up the withdrawal of its forces from the Egyptian side of the Suez Canal.
Date: January 24, 1974, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Quake and Terrorist]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of a strong earthquake which rocked the port city of Izmir in western Turkey. Also, the Singapore government who has agreed to a demand for safe passage for four pro-Arab terrorists who old three hostages on a ferry in the harbor.
Date: February 1, 1974, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Kuwait]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of three secretaries released by gunmen in Kuwait are carrying new demands from the Guerrillas.
Date: February 7, 1974, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Associated Press]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of the Japanese foreign minister who says that the Tokyo government has agreed to the demands of gunmen who siezed the Japanese Embassy in Kuwait.
Date: February 6, 1974, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

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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