Accession Number: 2009.24.16.1133-1134
Description: .1133: BW print; three men stand outside a stone building with a barred window; man on left has multiple pairs of new women's shoes draped over his shoulders, and wears a dark overcoat, dark glasses, a brimmed hat and holds a thick wooden cane with a crook; man in middle wears a military style overcoat, has a blanket thrown over his shoulder, and a plaid headwrap; man on right also has shoes, and wears a dark coat and a plaid head wrap; the boots and lower pant legs of the three men are speckled with mud; captioned "Blind men--Armenian Christians--selling shoes on commission in streets of Aleppo, Syria"; 8 x 10"; .1134: BW postcard; group of men who are blind, posed in three rows, holding woven baskets, caned chair bottoms, brushes, and other products; man in front middle wears a fez, dark glasses, and has a braille book open on his lap; captioned "Blind men in Aleppo--see letter from Alfed Carleton--July 9, 49 with report on local Assn. for Blind, Syria".
Medium: Photographic Paper
Date: 1949
Credit Line: AFB Migel Memorial Library Collection, 2009.24
Subjects: Basket making Blind persons Peddlers Selling Shoes Syria Vocational education
