Lebanon Stuff

aussiejeff posted a photo:

IMAGE INFO
– There is an Australian soldier hidden behind the pillar base in front of the British guard soldier at right foreground (you can see his slouch hat & part of his uniform though).
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HISTORICAL INFO
– Baalbek’s old name was "Heliopolis in Syria". en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baalbek
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SOURCE INFO
– Original image was captured by my late father-in-law, Driver Tom Beazley of the Australian Army 2/4 Anti Malaria Control Unit, 9th Division, 2nd Australian Imperial Force, using a folding Kodak 6-20 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 very badly grained, scratched & faded original, using Adobe Photoshop Creative Studio 8.0 (duotoned version).

aussiejeff posted a photo:

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).

aussiejeff posted a photo:

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).

aussiejeff posted a photo:

IMAGE INFO
– Richard Gavin Gardiner (R.G.) Casey, Baron Casey KG, inspected this guard of honour prior to embarking on a guided tour of the ancient Phoenician & Roman ruins located a short distance away in Baalbek.
– The map geo-location I have used is a "best guess" approximation, unless someone can miraculously recognize exactly where in the town of Baalbek this shot was taken (I suspect somewhere reasonably close to the temple ruins).
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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).