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November 1942 – British officer & troops of the Australian Army 2/4 Anti Malaria Control Unit inspect the ancient & historic “Temple of Virgins” ruins at Baalbek, Syria (now Lebanon)

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November 1942 - British officer & troops of the Australian Army 2/4 Anti Malaria Control Unit inspect the ancient & historic "Temple of Virgins" ruins at Baalbek, Syria (now Lebanon)

IMAGE INFO
– Viewpoint is looking north-east.
– These ruins are also known as the "Temple of Venus".
– Amusingly, the officer in greatcoat appears to be "relieving an itch"..good timing Tom! ;0)
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SOURCE INFO
– Original image 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 he was on extended leave.
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PROCESS INFO
– Digitized using a Canon Canoscan 8800F scanner.
– Restored from the badly scratched & faded original using Adobe Photoshop Creative Studio 8.0 (duotone version).

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