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Morning sunlight streams through holes in the vaulted roof of a covered street in the old Arab quarter of Jerusalem
Morning sunlight streams through holes in the vaulted roof of a covered street in the old Arab quarter of Jerusalem

Morning sunlight streams through holes in the vaulted roof of a covered street in the old Arab quarter of Jerusalem

Date12/31/1938
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Original Toronto Star caption: Morning sunlight streams through holes in the vaulted roof of a covered street in the old Arab quarter of Jerusalem. The roof serves th triple purpose of protecting food offered for sale in the bazaaras below form the heat of the sun; of strenghtening the walls of the houses in case of earthquakes; and permits houses to be built above the streets.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0117649F