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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

Granite Mountain

Description: Photograph of two men in a hilly landscape, with a moving train in the background. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads, "Granite Mountain near Marble Falls, Texas 1882, A&NW [Austin and Northwest] Narrow Gauge R.R."
Date: 1882
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
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