Arab-American Faces and Voices: The Origins of an Immigrant Community

ILLUSTRATIONS

ILLUSTRATIONS Kalil A. Boosahda, 1985 v Marriage, Kalil A. Boosahda to Nazira Mishalanie, 1916 v
. Abdelnour family of Kfarchima (now Lebanon), 1900 41
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Inspection card, 1908 41
. Second migration, 1900 42
. Hand embosser and seal of Rev. Michael M. Husson, Syrian Orthodox Church of Worcester, 1899 42
. Consecration of first Syrian Antiochian Bishop of New York and all North America, Worcester, Mass., 1924 43
. Hand embosser and seal of Syrian Brotherhood Orthodox Society, 1905 43
. Lapel badges of the Orthodox Brotherhood Society, 1905, and Young Mahiethett Society, 1916; lapel medal ‘‘1905–19, s.b.o.s.’’ (Syrian Brotherhood Orthodox Society) 44
. Reversible sides of lapel badges, 1905, 1916 44
. Members of Syrian Brotherhood Orthodox Society, 1919 45
. Moslem [Muslim] Brotherhood Association of Worcester, Mass., obelisk-shaped monument, front, 1918 46
. Moslem [Muslim] Brotherhood monument, back 46
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Realia montage of organizations, about 1905–54 47
. Realia montage of institution and organizations, about 1917–36 48
. Seal of the Myrra-Bearing Women Society of St. George Orthodox Church of Worcester, 1919 48 . Union Passenger Railroad Station, Worcester, Mass., about 1893 60 .
Residential eight-family double house built about 1896 61 . Rectory and church, built 1891–92 61 . Flashback to a used-to-be neighborhood, the west side of el-saha, about 1880–1905 62 Illustrations ix . Flashback to a used-to-be neighborhood, the east side of el-saha, about 1880–1905 63 . Grafton Street view of ‘‘1901 S. George’’ commercial-residential double house (5½ stories with basement) 64 . Wall Street view of ‘‘1901 S. George’’ double house 64 . Peddling with kushee (a box, trunk, or suitcase to carry dry goods and notions) and burlap shoulder satchel, 1898 88 .
Peddling by horse and buggy, 1913 88 . On the road showing merchandise, 1913 89 . Two-horse team and driver, about 1915 89 . Journalists and publishers, about 1918 90 . Rev. Michael M. Husson, about 1900 117 .
Certificate of baptism, 1916 117 . ‘‘Suitable wife,’’ Sophia, 1913 118 . Photograph postal card from suitor in Lebanon, 1919 118 . Marriage, Simon George and Sooriya, 1897 119 . Wedding gift and recording, about 1916 119 . Marriage, Elias F. Haddad (aged 25 years) and Isabella Ashkar (aged 21), 1901 120 . Contemplative bride, 1917 120 . Marriage by bishop, 1926 121 . In vogue, woman’s dress, about 1916 122 . In vogue, man’s clothing, about 1916 122 .
In vogue, four women and child, about 1918 123 . In vogue, Assafe George and Elias Dahrooge families, 1908 123 . In vogue, woman’s encasement—the ‘‘wasp’’ waist, 1909 124 . Abisamra family, 1904 124 . Realia montage, 1883–1922 125 5.17–5.23 Children, about 1915–27 126–128 .
 Cast of Salah El-Deen, 1924 129 .
 Pages from program booklets of Salah El-Deen and Haroun El-Rashad, 1924 and 1925 respectively 130 .
 Cast of Princess Venus of England, 1932 130 6.1–6.5 ‘‘Love Your Country,’’ U.S. servicemen of World War i, 1917–18 161–163 . Participants at military funeral, World War i, 1919 163 . American cuisine cooking class at Friendly House, 1923 164 . Practicing at Friendly House for the city’s snaps tournament, about 1935 164 x ARAB-AMERICAN FACES AND VOICES . American Red Cross class at Friendly House, 1928 165 . Members of Drum and Fife and Bugle Corps, about 1923 166 . Members of Syrian American Drum Corps, 1941 166 .
Prize-winning float by Syrian American Association for Tercentenary Massachusetts Celebration parade, 1930 167 . Seated on parapet of tower, 1931 167 . Festival of Nationalities, Arab folk line dance (the dabkah), 1958 168 . Arab music played by Arab and non-Arab musicians, 1958 168 . Duo Arab dance by old and young, Arab American and non–Arab American, late 1950s 169 . Arab culture portrayed through music and dance, 1973 169 . Worcester woman knighted by church, Brooklyn, N.Y., 1951 170 . Testimonial honored Mrs. Constantine Abou-Adal, wife of Archpriest Abou-Adal, about 1955 170 . Arab foods great for nutritious snacks, 1972 192 .
Resourceful family, 1917 192 . Celebrated 106th birthday, 1988 193 . Bodybuilding, 1918 193 . All-Girl Orchestra, 1940s 194 . ‘‘This great hill,’’ section of el-tellee and The Meadows, 1988 194 . ‘‘Love Your Church,’’ ecumenism continues, 1975 195 . ‘‘Love One Another,’’ first American-born generation, 1994 196 Timeline.1 Mausoleum, Archbishop Victor Aboassaly, 1934 (photo taken winter 1945) 217 ...