The Arch of Triumph with the Temple of Baal in the background. Both monuments were distroyed by ISIS militants. Circa 1880s
Norbert Schiller Collection, Phot. Dumas
Picture scanned from original 22cm X 28cm albumen print.
Copyright: Unknown
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