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Women of the mysterious Druse race, village of Dalieh, on Mt. Carmel, Palestine – Vintage Print

Women of the mysterious Druse race, village of Dalieh, on Mt. Carmel, Palestine, c1900. — historic photograph
Women of the mysterious Druse race, village of Dalieh, on Mt. Carmel, Palestine, c1900.. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Women of the mysterious Druse race, village of Dalieh, on Mt. Carmel, Palestine

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Women of the Druze community appear in this stereograph, taken in the village of Dalieh on Mount Carmel in what was then Ottoman-ruled Palestine. The Druze faith emerged from Ismaili Islam in the eleventh century, and its followers have long lived in the mountains of Lebanon, Syria, and Palestine, keeping their customs closely guarded, which helped earn them a reputation for mystery in Western accounts. Underwood & Underwood, an American firm, sold cards like this to home viewers who used stereoscopes to see the scene in depth. The caption's tags mention dance and Ramallah, so the activity and location details are unverified.

Created / publishedc1900.
Medium1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph.
SubjectsStereo sold by Underwood & Underwood. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Ph. Ind.; Dance--Folk; Women; Arabs; Palestine--Jerus.--Ramallah; Palestine--Mt. Carmel.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,468 × 1,536 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-142929

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