Dr. Bayard Dodge and his wife in Beirut, Lebanon | Archives of the American Field Service and AFS Intercultural Programs

Dr. Bayard Dodge and his wife in Beirut, Lebanon

circa May-June 1942

The photograph was taken in front of the President's House at the American University of Beirut, where Arthur Howe, Jr. spent 10 days recuperating after a hospitalization for dysentary. Bayard Dodge was president of the university. Howe spent four days on leave at the Dodge house sometime toward the end of April and the beginning of May 1942, according to a letter he wrote to Peggy Burke. The Dodges were longime family friends of the Howe's. Bayard Dodge's mother had been a major contributor to the Hampton Institute, which was founded by Howe's grandfather. Mrs. Dodge also funded all secondary school and college costs for Howe's mother.

Also available as high-resolution TIFF and JPEG files. Original: 2 1/2"x3 1/2" Photograph.

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Archives of the American Field Service and AFS Intercultural Programs

Arthur Howe, Jr. Collection, 1914-2014 Series 1: World War II, 1940-2009 (bulk 1940-1945) Subseries 1B: Photographs, 1941-1943 Box 4-5 Group 3: Middle East and North Africa

Scanned by staff at the Center for Jewish History in New York, NY in 2017.

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