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Title:Subject names:Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions--Archives.Topics:Presbyterian Church--Missions--Syria., Children--Syria.Geographic subjects:Syria.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:340153
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Description:Text transcribed from caption: Aleppo High School for Girls. Girls and teacher of American High School for Girls, Aleppo, Syria, prepare properties for a Christian pageant. Donor: Carl Nelson.Creator:Nelson, Carl. (donor)Subject names:Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions--Archives.Topics:Presbyterian Church--Missions--Syria--Aleppo., Missions--Educational work--Syria--Aleppo., High schools--Syria--Aleppo., High school students--Syria--Aleppo., Students--Syria--Aleppo., Teachers--Syria--Aleppo., Christmas pageants--Syria--Aleppo.Geographic subjects:Aleppo (Syria)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:339938
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Description:Agricultural missions and rural reconstruction are part of the work in Deir ez Zor and surrounding area. In this picture a young Palestinian refugee, Mahmoud Hamad, takes advantage of the current copy of Poultry Journal in the home of Rev. and Mrs. Carl [ Jean Catherine] Nelson. Mr. Hamad is a teacher in the government elementary school of agriculture in Deir ez Zor. Personal friendship with the missionaries meant much to this young man recently when he lost his wife.Subject names:Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Syria Mission., Nelson, Carl, Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions., Nelson, Jean C.Topics:Missions--Agricultural work--Syria--Dayr al-Zawr--20th century., Rural missions--Syria--Dayr al-Zawr--20th century., Church work with refugees--Syria--20th century.Geographic subjects:Dayr al-Zawr (Syria), Syria--Missions--20th century.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:8161
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Description:Members of the Mission Farm staff compare a fine American rooster with one of the local varieties. Six hundred baby chicks were flown by Pan-American Clipper Cargo from New York to Damascus in February, 1949. Now grown to maturity they are ready to reproduce themselves -- with the aid of two new incubators -- for distribution throughout Syria.Subject names:Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Syria Mission., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions.Topics:Presbyterian Church--Missions--Syria--20th century., Missions--Agricultural work--Syria--20th century.Geographic subjects:Syria--Missions--20th century.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:7546
