I hope you are doing well, and I wish you all a merry Christmas and a peaceful and happy new year.
During preparation (researching) for my last exhibition in Beirut last April, I found this historical image (attached jpg) in a private photo archive. I was informed that the picture was taken in 1953 at an opening ceremony of the Druses main house ( Beit at-taifa Ad-durzieh) in Verdun street in Beirut.
In the back ground, is the Salesian school of Beirut (for Boys) clearly visible. I hope you’ll like it. Please let me know if you need it in an larger size.
With all my best regards,
Salah
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Received this text and picture from Salah Saouli some days ago (January 2014) and finally found the time to print them online : thanks a million Salah!
The comments accompanying the 1953 image posted by Diego in 2014 are not 100 % correct.
The building we see in background is NOT the Salesian school of Beirut for boys but rather the Barbar Khazen police barracks.
Hi, my name is Ferdinando and I was in this school between 1959 and 1970. I have shown this picture to my school friends and it seems that this building is quiete different to another one shown in a picture taken on 1940. I would be very grateful if somebody can give a contact or give me any explanation about the real date of this picture?
The comments accompanying the 1953 image posted by Diego in 2014 are not 100 % correct.
The building we see in background is NOT the Salesian school of Beirut for boys but rather the Barbar Khazen police barracks.
The date or the location must be wrong. In the ’40s the school already had the shape we found in the ’60s. (the flag on the roof is the flag of the italian kingdom which lasted until 1946) ref. http://www.scuola-salesiani-beirut.org/web/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/scuola_italiana-e1332749786306.jpg
Hi, my name is Ferdinando and I was in this school between 1959 and 1970. I have shown this picture to my school friends and it seems that this building is quiete different to another one shown in a picture taken on 1940. I would be very grateful if somebody can give a contact or give me any explanation about the real date of this picture?
Many thanks and Best Regards
Ferdinando