Damascus (1934)

An episode from the RKO / Van Beuren Vagabond Adventure series about Damascus, Syria in the early 1930s. 1930s, Middle East, Syria, Damascus, farming, farmers, pack camels, ox plow, Damascus cityscape, skyline, Islamic architecture, minarets, ancient ruins, Minaret of the Bride, Umayyad Mosque, Mausoleum of Saladin, tomb of Saladin, Minaret of Isa, courtyard of Umayyad, triumphal arch, Straight Street, bazaars, pedestrians, marketplace, sheep, camels, pack camel sitting on ground, open-air barber, stone cutters tent, stone cutting, artisans, traditional wood and mother of pearl inlay work, traditional Syrian crafts, wood turner at work using hands and feet, metal inlay work, metal inlay work, metal work hammered out without inlay, Sulaymaniyya Takiyya, mosque and pilgrims house, Muezzin sounding Islamic call to prayer from top of Sulaymaniyya Takiyya minaret

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