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Photograph is in a book with a description beneath ; printed description: "(Genesis, xv: 2.)--'And Abram said, Lord God, what
wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus?' In this second verse of
the 15th chapter of Genesis, Damascus is mentioned for the first time in the Bible. Thus we see that two thousand years before
Christ, this city was known to Abraham, Father of the Faithful. Beause of this Damascus has enjoyed the honor throughout the
ages of being regarded as the oldest city in the world. In Damascus the peculiar manners and character of the orientals are
seen to perfection. Here we have the houses built around an open court, which is planted with trees, with a trickling fountain
in the center. Here are bazaars, coffee houses, goldsmiths and silversmiths and manufacturers of sword blades. About a quarter
of a mile from the eastern gate of the city a spot is pointed out as the scene of the conversion of Saint Paul." Copyright
year and photographer's name are printed at the bottom of the photograph
A bridge over the river at Damascus
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