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The Damascus Gate Stairs

Taken in 1981, this black-and-white photograph shows the Damascus Gate stairs and Hindiyeh Building, where most lawyers and doctors opened their offices such as Dr Subhi Ghusheh and where ʿumair Daʿnah was also commonly seen selling newspapers. 150 years old, Schmidt's Building, where the Schmidt's School was opened, is seen to the right of the photograph.

Date created

March 1981

TYPE

Still Image

LOCATION

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Format

Black-and-white photographs

Source of Description

Asad, Hamza, "The Riwaq- Centre for Architectural Conservation Collection," archival inventory, May - June 2018, the Palestinian Museum Digital Archive.;Khaldun Bshara (Director of Riwaq Centre for Architectural Conservation), interview with PMDA researcher Hamza Asad, non-transcript, 2019, the Palestinian Museum Digital Archive.

Physical status

medium

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0234.01.0020
The Damascus Gate Stairs

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