Name of Object:

Class photograph in Tartej

Location:

Beirut, Lebanon

Holding Institution:

Oriental Library, Saint Joseph University (Usj)

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Date of Object:

Late 19th century – early 20th century

Material(s) / Technique(s):

Black and white photograph

Description:

This photograph was taken in Tartij, a village in the Mount Lebanon district. The sign behind the children reads "Vive L'Académie Tartej (Liban)" (Long Live Tartij Academy (Lebanon)). The young boys on the far sides are wearing traditional baggy trousers called shirwal. The younger boys underneath the sign are barefoot.

Citation of this web page:

Hala Masri "Class photograph in Tartej" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2025.
https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;lb;75;en

Prepared by: Hala Masri
Copyedited by: Flaminia Baldwin

MWNF Working Number: LB 086