Mount Lebanon
Image Description from historic lecture booklet: "Directly west of Mount Hermon, and separated from it by a deep and wide ravine, stands a range which is known as "The Lebanon." These mount are from 6000 to 8000 feet high, two of the peaks a thousand feet higher. The word Lebanon, means "white" and this range is known as the "white mountain" either from the snow remaining in its valley all summer, or from the white limestone which is the material of the mountain. On its western of Tyre and Sidon, and beyond, the Mediterranean Sea; on the east it overhangs the gorge called Coele-Syria". Up to the snowline of 6000 feet, the slopes are cultivated in vineyards and fig orchards, surrounding picturesque villages clinging to the rocks."
Original Collection: Visual Instruction Department Lantern Slides
Item Number: P217:set 013 004
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Mount Lebanon
Image Description from historic lecture booklet: "Directly west of Mount Hermon, and separated from it by a deep and wide ravine, stands a range which is known as "The Lebanon." These mount are from 6000 to 8000 feet high, two of the peaks a thousand feet higher. The word Lebanon, means "white" and this range is known as the "white mountain" either from the snow remaining in its valley all summer, or from the white limestone which is the material of the mountain. On its western of Tyre and Sidon, and beyond, the Mediterranean Sea; on the east it overhangs the gorge called Coele-Syria". Up to the snowline of 6000 feet, the slopes are cultivated in vineyards and fig orchards, surrounding picturesque villages clinging to the rocks."
Original Collection: Visual Instruction Department Lantern Slides
Item Number: P217:set 013 004
You can find this image by searching for the item number by clicking here.
Want more? You can find more digital resources online.
We're happy for you to share this digital image within the spirit of The Commons; however, certain restrictions on high quality reproductions of the original physical version may apply. To read more about what “no known restrictions” means, please visit the Special Collections & Archives website, or contact staff at the OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center for details.