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    Rare Photos Of Lebanon In The 1800s

    By Christie K.September 27, 2020Updated:December 7, 2021
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    Lebanon was always a place that attracted the interests of explorers, some for its historical and archeological sites, and some for the culture and beauty of its land.

    Around 2 centuries later, we look at a past era of Lebanon from the lenses of foreign and local photographers and artists who once explored our country.

    That was Lebanon in the 1800s, during which the Lebanese hadn’t yet freed themselves from foreign rulers, and also came to fall into the trap of their own internal conflicts that turned into a civil war.

    Youssef Beik Karam (May 15, 1823 – April 7, 1889) – The Reader Wiki

    However, the nation prevailed the best they could to ensure that, one day, Lebanon will still be here for the coming generations, holding on to its rightful existence, for us, their descents.

    This is in their memory.

    Lebanese men from Mount Lebanon, late 1800s

    History Today

    Beirut in the 1880s

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    Beirut Hospital staff party, 1898 (most probably AUB)

    Library of Congress – Matson Collection
    Library of Congress – Matson Collection

    Ain Mreisseh, Beirut in 1897

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    Construction of the port of Beirut, 1893

    Beyrut'da yeni limanın inşası, Lübnan, 1893.
    Construction of the new port in #Beirut, Lebanon, 1893. pic.twitter.com/S48vF4nlbd

    — Ottoman Imperial Archives (@OttomanArchive) August 10, 2020

    American Evangelical Church, Beirut 1890

    Tripoli Souks, 1889

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    Lebanese farmer 1890

    OldBeirut

    A glimpse at life in Tyre in 1898

    Matson Collection – Library of Congress

    Mail Carriages at Hotel Victoria in Chtaura, 1880

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    French expeditionary corps in Beirut, 16 August 1860

    Military Wikia /  A FANDOM

    The French expeditionary corps of 6,000 soldiers, led by General Beaufort d’Hautpoul, landed in Beyrouth on 16 August 1860 with orders to collaborate with the Ottoman authorities in reestablishing order during the deadly conflict between the Druze and Maronite communities.

    Sidon, South Lebanon, 1881

    Sidon, Lebanon, 1881
    Sayda, Lübnan, 1881https://t.co/sfsjmvakr8 pic.twitter.com/C3sUPVsrit

    — Ottoman Imperial Archives (@OttomanArchive) February 11, 2020

    Busy, busy, Beirut Souks in 1880

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    Coastal view of Beirut in 1886

    Beirut, Lebanon, 1886
    Beyrut, Lübnan, 1886 #AlquranPedomanHidup 🏴🏳️🏴 #1113W pic.twitter.com/ccyeQy5XD1

    — Adam M Fatih (@AdamMFatih1) September 17, 2020

    German Emperor Wilhelm II visiting Lebanon in 1898

    Wolf Dieter Lemke via Goethe Institut Libanon

    Baalbek officials receiving Emperor Wilhelm II in their city, 1898

    Creatives Space Programme

    Group of people seating on and around a cedar in Lebanon, 1898

    Matson (G. Eric and Edith) Photograph Collection

    Beirut Hospital Ward, 1898

    Library of Congress – Matson Collection

    Sahet El-Burj – Place Des Canons, Beirut, 1898 (Today’s Martyrs’ Square)

    Library of Congress – Matson Collection

    A view of Beirut Small Serail & Sahet El Borj, late 1800s

    Dimitri Tarazi et al. – Archives Tarazi

    Saint George Bay, Beirut, 1800s

    Life In The Holy Land – Eric Matson Collection

    Tanios Chahine, Leader of the historical Thawrat El-Fallahein (The Peasants’ Revolution), 1860

    Serge Elia / Quora

    Lebanese brides, 1880

    National Clothing
    Lebanon Central Naval Museum

    Byblos (Jbeil) in 1893

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    Students at the American University of Beirut, 1898

    Matson Collection – Library of Congress

    Nurses at the American University of Beirut, 1898

    Library of Congress – Matson

    Lebanese women from Zahle and Zgharta, 1873

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    The photo is claimed to be of Lebanese Christian women from Zahle (on the sides) and Zgharta (in the center).

    Class time in Beirut, 1890

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    Tyre Port, 1898

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    Britain’s Princes visiting Baalbek on May 3rd, 1882

    Royal Collection Trust

    Prince George (future King George V) and his brother Prince Albert Victor (in the center) with their tutor Reverend John Dalton, and local officials.

    Prince of Wales at the British Consulate in Beirut, May 1862

    Royal Collection Trust / F Bedford Beyrout

    The camp of the traveling companions of the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) on the ground of the British Consulate in Beirut.

    Bashi Bazouk mercenaries, Lebanon 1862

    Royal Collection Trust

    Mercenary soldiers in the Ottoman Army, the Bashi Bazouks were employed as bodyguards to the Prince of Wales and his companions during their trip in Lebanon and through the Holy Land. 

    Baalbek women preparing of pomegranate molasses, 1898

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    Take also a look at these Rare Photos of Lebanon in the 1900s – 1920s.

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