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November 1942 – Fortified gate entrance into the ancient & historic ruins at Baalbek, Syria (now North Lebanon)

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November 1942 - Fortified gate entrance into the ancient & historic ruins at Baalbek, Syria (now North Lebanon)

IMAGE INFO
– Viewpoint is looking north-west.
– A working donkey harnessed to a cart is seen at right of pic.
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SOURCE INFO
– The original of this very rare image was captured by my late father-in-law, Driver Tom Beazley of the Australian Army 2/4 Anti Malaria Control Unit, 9 Division, 2nd Australian Imperial Force, using a folding Kodak Brownie camera with 120 roll film while on a period of extended leave with a group of his unit mates.
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RESTORATION INFO
– Digitized using a Canon Canoscan 8800F scanner.
– Restored from the badly faded & scratched original using Adobe Photoshop Creative Studio 8.0 (light duotone version).

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