Weavers | Archives of the American Field Service and AFS Intercultural Programs
Title:
Weavers
Date:
1943 February
Description:
In the Suq, they sell, make, or fix anything. It’s a good place to sit and talk in almost any language. One Arab rug merchant explained to me in Spanish that a man who speaks only one language is only worth one man, but a man who speaks two languages is worth ten men. However, he said a man who speaks three languages is as valuable as a whole platoon, and a man who speaks five languages is better than a whole army.
Location: The Suq, Damascus, Syria.
Phys. Desc:
Available as 200 dpi JPEG or 600 dpi TIFF.
ID:
ME9
Repository:
Archives of the American Field Service and AFS Intercultural Programs
Found in:
John C. Cobb Photographic Collection, 1943-2004
Series 1: Photographs, 1943-2004 Subseries 1A: Middle East, ca. 2002-2004 Folder 1: Photographs (Digital Files, ME 1-31a, ME 1-31b), ca. 2002-2004
Series 1: Photographs, 1943-2004 Subseries 1A: Middle East, ca. 2002-2004 Folder 1: Photographs (Digital Files, ME 1-31a, ME 1-31b), ca. 2002-2004Creators:
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Publisher:
Scanned by John C. Cobb or Picture Perfect ca. 2002-2004.
Rights:
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