A letter in Arabic handwritten by Father Khouri Boutrus on (month not clear) 17, 1911. Confirms the birthdate of Chickery Youssed Naseef Abu Kher on January 15, 1896.
A postcard depicting the Whitehall Building on Washington St. in Battery Place. There was a store in the bottom corner of the buildling run by a Syrian man by the name of Kato or Kado. This view of the building shows what the Arabs saw when they were…
Ottoman identification card written in old Ottoman Turkish. Name stated in ID: Nassri Flehan. Father: Dr. Melhim Flehan. Mother: Yassemin [Jasmin] (name not clear). Born in 1317 [circa 1899]. Religion: Protestant. Occupation: Engineer. Marital…
A photograph of Ameen Rihani and Russell Millward seated together on wicker seating, taken in New Jersey, 1911. Millward was an inventor, author, photographer, and explorer.
Contract for transportation by sea for Youssef Nassif, who was travelling to New York on the Bretagne and was departing on April 29, 1911. He was travelling with his daughter, Hafya Nassif [17], and his other child, Shekri [11]. On the back of the…
This immigration record was produced at Ellis Island on August 10, 1911, sent to Bernard M. Sheridan, Superintendent of Schools in Lawrence, MA, and signed by Acting Commissioner Byron Hall. It certifies that Amin Vagibey arrived in the United States…
An Arabic letter handwritten by Father Khouri Youssef Samaan on August 14, 1911. It confirms the baptism of Oganine, daughter of Saleem Lahoud, on December 27, 1905.
A letter in Arabic handwritten by Father Khouri Boutrus Rabil on August 14, 1911. Confirms the baptism of Ojaneh (Eugene) Rabil, the daughter of Maron Youssef Rabil, on September 12, 1895. Attached to the material related to George Gald.
Handwritten letter in Arabic from Khouri Minas Kfouri, composed on August 9, 1911. The letter confirms the age of Yousuf Abdalla based on his birthdate recorded in the baptism book.
An immigration record issued by the United States Department of Commerce and Labor, Immigration Service on December 2, 1911, at Ellis Island. It was sent to Bernard M. Sheridan, Superintendent of Schools in Lawrence, MA, and signed by Acting…
An immigration record for Abdulla Woysouf issued on December 30, 1911, in Marseille, France. It lists his age as 16 and his destination as Lawrence, Massachusetts. Handwritten on the bottom is a pencil notation that reads "Card [ill.] 1-19-12 Joseph…
An immigration record issued by the United States Department of Commerce and Labor, Immigration Service, on December 30, 1911. It was was produced at Ellis Island, sent to Bernard M. Sheridan, Superintendent of Schools in Lawrence, MA, and signed by…
This immigration record was produced at Ellis Island on December 26, 1911, sent to Bernard M. Sheridan, Superintendent of Schools in Lawrence, MA, and signed by Acting Commissioner Byron Hall. It confirms Maria Ajar's arrival in the United States on…
An Arabic letter handwritten by Father Khouri Basilius Hayek on July 16, 1911. It confirms the birthdate of Sulaiman Fahous as April 5, 1897. Written in the bottom in English are notations that read: "Wadan Nassar or Henry Norris July 1897."
