The 'street called straight' through the city gate, Damascus, Syria

Title
The 'street called straight' through the city gate, Damascus, Syria
LC Subject
Streets Gates
Description
Image Description from historic lecture booklet: "Straight street corresponds to Main street in the smaller American cities and to High street in British cities. The street runs due east and west almost the whole length of the city. Its eastern end s the east gate of Damascus. The gate is of Roman origin; it was originally a large triple gateway 38 feet high. The minaret above the gate is too dilapidated to be ascended."
Work Type
lantern slides
Location
Syria
Date
1910
Identifier
P217:06:42
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Rights Holder
OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center
Local Collection Name
Visual Instruction Department Lantern Slides, 1900-1940 (P 217)
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Set
OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center
Primary Set
OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center
Is Part Of
Set 10 - Palestine and Syria
Institution
Oregon State University
Modified
2010-11-18
Submission Date
2010-11-18