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Hubert Mezannar, son of Antoine Elias Mezannar. In the background is the certificate of a gold medal, the family won in 1936 on an international fair

Hubert Mezannar, son of Antoine Elias Mezannar. In the background is the certificate of a gold medal, the family won in 1936 on an international fair

At the beginning of the 20th century, Antoine Mezannar brought mechanical looms from Lyon with electric motors to Damascus and became one of the first consumers of electricity in Damascus.

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Hubert Mezannar, son of Antoine Elias Mezannar. In the background is the certificate of a gold medal, the family won in 1936 on an international fair

    Place
  • Bab Tuma
    Time Period
  • 2020, 2020s
    Type of Subject
  • Textiles
    Keywords
  • Textile material
    Place hierarchy
  • World,Asia,Syria,Muhafazat Damascus,Damascus,Bab Tuma
    Collection
  • Collection Ollivry (Florence)
    Author
  • Florence Ollivry
    Copyright
  • © Florence Ollivry (CC-BY-NC-SA)
    EasyDB ID
  • 120215

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