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Sheikh of Palmyra.

Albumen photograph from the 19 thcentury (Circa 1875) titeled: "The Sheik of Palmyra", most probably a studio portrait. The Sheikh of Palmyra was a popular figure with western travellers in Syria. Travel through the desert to Palmyra, invloved negotiations and special arrangements for the safety of travellers which involved the Sheikh of Palmyra and other leaders ofthe Bedouin tribes along that route. The small settled group of Bedouins served as hosts and guides for the adventurist tourists who ventured to Palmyra in those years.(http://mideastimage.com/)
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  • Source titele: The Sheikh of Palmyra by Felix Bonfils 1831-1885
Date

1875.
Author

Felix Bonfils.
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Public domain This image was first published in Syria and is now in the public domain because its term of copyright has expired according to the Syrian law. This work meets one of the following conditions:
  • It is a photographic work and ten years have elapsed since the end of the year in which it was created.
  • It is a broadcast program, or movie and fifty years have elapsed since the end of the year in which it was created.
  • It is another type of work and fifty years have elapsed since the end of the year in which the author died.
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Syria

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