A photo taken at a party given for Mr. and Mrs. George Arida in Salloum Mokarzel's apartment. Almost everyone is labelled in the caption on the back of the photo, which was written by Rose Mokarzel Tanous. (Folder 2-1-2-12)
A promise of employment certificate for Edmund George Samra created on June 29, 1945. It confirms his employment for a Mrs. Pizeira [?] at 309 Essex St. The job description is "helping in the [illegible?] room." On the back is a signed physician's…
A photo taken at a dinner party held in honor of Lebanese diplomats. The caption states "Mr. Macari, Mr./Mrs. Jos. Morin after dinner in our apt. in [Brooklyn]." Lebanese consuls and friends of the Mokarzels also attended the party. (Folder 2-1-6-2)
A photo taken at a dinner party held in honor of Lebanese diplomats. The caption reads "the Family- Trabulsis + Mokarzels at the dinner party." Lebanese consuls and friends of the Mokarzels also attended the party. (Folder 2-1-5-20)
A photo of people gathered in the Mokarzel apartment for a dinner party. The caption on the back reads "Dinner in our apt. at 115 Ocean Ave., [Brooklyn] for Syrian + Lebanese diplomats." Family and friends of the Mokarzels also attended. (Folder…
A photo taken during a dinner party at the Mokarzel apartment. The caption on the back reads "Syrian + Lebanese Consuls- Pop's apt. in [Brooklyn]." Salloum Mokarzel stands in the back row, on the right. (Folder 2-1-5-19)
A photo of people gathered in the Mokarzel apartment. The caption on the back reads "Catered dinner party for Lebanese diplomats in our apt in [Brooklyn]." Family and friends of the Mokarzels also attended. (Folder 2-1-5-16)
A telegram sent by Ed Rabil to Cecil Mae Bradley, who he eventually married. The telegraph, sent via Western Union from Chapel Hill to Smithfield, apologizes for Ed's absence due to class.
Unidentified friends or relatives of Joeseph El-Khouri pose in front of a cedar. Also in the background is a bus and other vehicles. Though location is unidentified, the photograph was perhaps taken during a trip to Ba'albek that Joseph went on with…
An unidentified young man, likely a friend or relative of Joseph El-Khouri, stands in front of columns at Ba'albek. Ba'albek is a significant archaeological site in Lebanon containing Phoenician ruins.
A photograph of Victoria Alkazin Baddour (center) with her children: Mitchell Baddour (bottom, seated), Philip Baddour (seated beside Victoria), Isabelle Baddour Dixon, Lorraine Baddour Corbett, Evelyn Baddour Mauro, and Mary Baddour Walker (seating…
A portrait of George Victor Safy, son of George Joseph and Susie Safy. Though undated, the photograph was likely taken when Victor was a young man, circa 1944.
Joe Salem photographed with his wife Amelia Wehbie sitting together dressed in their military uniforms. Joe was in Army intelligence and Amelia was in the Red Cross from 1942 to 1944.
A snapshot of Joseph and Amelia Salem standing together outdoors, both dressed in military uniform. Joe was in Army intelligence and Amelia was in the Red Cross during World War II.
From Trey Matthews: "Joseph Safy, son of George Joseph and Susie Safy. Joseph was killed in action when his plane was shot down over Germany during WWII on 9 Sep 1944. He was interred in Lorraine American Cemetery in France."
A photograph of Amelia and Joseph Salem , outdoors in front of flowering trees. An unidentified woman is in the left distance. Amelia is dressed in a ruffled polka-dotted dress with hat and gloves
A photograph labeled "grandfather in his store." Presumably it depicts Sam Parker in his department store, likely called either the Parker Department Store or the Farris-Parker Department Store at this time. He stands in front of a board labeled…
