Archäologie (CDLX): Straight to Hell - Damascus 50 Years Ago And Today
Vintage photos show what Syria's capital city looked like 50 years ago
Syria has been the site of one of the worst conflicts on Earth for the past four and a half years. The most recognizable images of the country today depict bombed-out buildings, piles of rubble, and displaced citizens.
A collection of images taken fifty years ago by Charles W. Cushman, an avid traveler and amateur photographer, are a stark contrast.
Though Syria saw a number of coups d'état in the 1960s and in the decades before and after, Cushman's photos of downtown Damascus in 1965 paint a more mundane picture, showing families gathering, men riding donkeys, and shoppers in bustling bazaars...
(Business Insider UK, Oct. 24, 2015)
You've seen what Damascus looked like 50 years ago (via vintage everyday) ...
Now see what Baghdad used to look like.
gebattmer - 2015/11/06 16:48
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