Music school, Syria

The most primitive reeling tools for silk thread, Mt. Lebanon, Syria

A basket full of wriggling silk worms hungry for the morning meal, Syria

In a Syrian silk plant; examining and weighing raw silk ready for export

Crude makers of beautiful goods; making the famous inlaid pearl work, Damascus, Syria

A sword maker of Damascus, whose swords were once considered the finest in the world, Syria

"There's no place like home!"; dwelling and shop of a Gypsy blacksmith, Syria

River Alameda, Damascus, Syria

At prayer in the mosque, Damascus, Syria

Third class carriage, Sultan's Railway, Syria

Interior of the Greek church of Damascus, Syria

Making the beautiful inlaid pearlwork of the Orient, Damascus, Syria

Fanatical dervishes guarding the "Mahmal" or Holy Carpet, Damascus, Syria

Return of the Mahmal and Moslem pilgrims from Mecca, Damascus, Syria

Druses at Mount Hermon, Palestine

A Hauran train caravan arriving at Damascus, Syria

Turkish regulars at an outpost in Syria