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Lebanon 1983

Lebanon 1983

Stills taken by Peter Davis in Lebanon before, during, and after the suicide bombing of the United States Embassy in Beiruit, that killed 32 Lebanese, 17 Americans, and 14 people in the area.

Total items

104

Lebanon, South of Beirut, elderly woman leans on oil drum, in headscarf

Lebanon, US Embassy Bombing, April 18, Beirut, public watches on, anguish

Lebanon, Beirut, boys and girl smile at camera, attend to water pipe

Lebanon, US Embassy Bombing, April 18, Beirut, smoke behind bunting

Lebanon, US Embassy Bombing, April 18, Beirut, fire engine and blown out embassy

Lebanon, Beirut, French soldier stands by Mercedes, street scene

Lebanon, Refugee Camp, Sidon, girl in black dress at water tap, portrait, rubble

Lebanon, Beirut, Street Scene, fruit stall

Lebanon, Beirut, General view, rooftop buildings, city, mountains in distance

Lebanon, US Embassy Bombing, April 18, Beirut, destruction and rubbble, mid-shot

Lebanon, US Embassy Bombing, April 18, Beirut, aerial taken after bombing, mosque in foreground

Lebanon, US Embassy Bombing, April 18, Beirut, aerial taken after bombing, tanks, military

Lebanon, Refugee Camp, Sidon, girl in check red dress, portrait

Lebanon, Refugee Camp, Sidon, muddy roads, people waiting for freshwater

Lebanon, South of Beirut, school building, rubble, children play

Lebanon, Beirut, War damaged building, scarred and empty

Lebanon, Beirut, Mosque side-view, apartment buildings, TV aerials

Lebanon, South of Beirut, men and women sit outside house smoking, drinking coffee, keffiyeh

Lebanon, US Embassy Bombing, April 18, Beirut, black smoke

Lebanon, US Embassy Bombing, April 18, Beirut, soldier on tank, public walks by

Lebanon, South of Beirut, girl in blue uniform, smiles, portrait

Lebanon, South of Beirut, rural, Mosque, hills

Lebanon, South of Beirut, Unicef building, field of flowers

Lebanon, South of Beirut, boy in brown coat stands next to a lorry, holding flatbreads, portrait

Lebanon, US Embassy Bombing, April 18, Beirut, people running with supplies, frantic

Lebanon, US Embassy Bombing, April 18, Beirut, collapsed embassy side-view

Lebanon, Beirut, United Nations vehicles drive down road

Lebanon, US Embassy Bombing, April 18, Beirut, plumes of smoke

Lebanon, US Embassy Bombing, April 18, Beirut, US staff, civilians look on

Lebanon, US Embassy Bombing, April 18, Beirut, helicopter over the Mediterranean

Lebanon, US Embassy Bombing, April 18, Beirut, man looks on in anguish from balcony

Lebanon, Beirut, Street scene, cars and people, apartments, military vehicle

Lebanon, South of Beirut, castle, Belfort, former Palestine Liberation Organization HQ

Lebanon, Refugee Camp, Sidon, boy in green and orange jumper smiles, portrait, tents

Lebanon, South of Beirut, United Nations checkpoint, armed soldier and military vehicle

Lebanon, US Embassy Bombing, April 18, Beirut, aerial taken after bombing, tanks, American patrol, corniche

Lebanon, US Embassy Bombing, April 18, Beirut, Red Cross medics attend the scene, destruction

Lebanon, US Embassy Bombing, April 18, Beirut, black smoke and destruction

Lebanon, Beirut, Street scene, cars and people, apartments

Lebanon, US Embassy Bombing, April 18, Beirut, bomb damage, TV crew in shot

Lebanon, US Embassy Bombing, April 18, Beirut, black smoke from burning cars

Lebanon, Beirut, Apartment building, clothes hanging, woman looks at camera

Lebanon, US Embassy Bombing, April 18, Beirut, anxious public looks on

Lebanon, South of Beirut, man in keffiyeh stands outside shop, portrait

Lebanon, US Embassy Bombing, April 18, Beirut, soldier with arms in air, directing people

Lebanon, South of Beirut, mountains and hills,

Lebanon, US Embassy Bombing, April 18, Beirut, civilians and soldiers help wounded body away from flames

Lebanon, US Embassy Bombing, April 18, Beirut, civilian and soldier

Lebanon, Beirut, War damaged building, rolling hills

Lebanon, South of Beirut, women wash vegetables and pans by riverside

Lebanon, Beirut, War damaged Holiday Inn Hotel

Lebanon, South of Beirut, man in denim suit stands by a shop selling Marlbroro cigarettes

Lebanon, Beirut, Apartment building, people on balcony

Lebanon, US Embassy Bombing, April 18, Beirut, man with rifle, blood on his head

Lebanon, US Embassy Bombing, April 18, Beirut, Ambulance and French soldiers

Lebanon, Refugee Camp, Sidon, child plays with flowers at roadside

Lebanon, South of Beirut, interior, military poster of soldier, illustration

Lebanon, Beirut, Street scene, mosque, cars and people

Lebanon, US Embassy Bombing, April 18, Beirut, smoke and collapsed building

Lebanon, South of Beirut, lush green fields

Lebanon, Beirut, Destroyed sports stadium, burnt out cars, rubble, waste

Lebanon, US Embassy Bombing, April 18, Beirut, collapsed embassy side-view, man watches on

Lebanon, Beirut, Apartment building, woman on balcony

Lebanon, US Embassy Bombing, April 18, Beirut, Red Cross medics attend the scene, damage

Lebanon, US Embassy Bombing, April 18, Beirut, bomb damage

Lebanon, US Embassy Bombing, April 18, Beirut, smoke and collapsed building, portrait

Lebanon, US Embassy Bombing, April 18, Beirut, wide-shot, black smoke, frantic

Lebanon, Refugee Camp, Sidon, view towards an armoured checkpoint

Lebanon, US Embassy Bombing, April 18, Beirut, military helicopter

Lebanon, US Embassy Bombing, April 18, Beirut, fire and destruction

Lebanon, US Embassy Bombing, April 18, Beirut, ambulance races past civilians and soldiers

Lebanon, South of Beirut, women in headress laugh towards the camera

Lebanon, Beirut, General view, rooftop buildings, city

Lebanon, US Embassy Bombing, April 18, Beirut, smashed out car, senior military in red beret

Lebanon, South of Beirut, three young boys pose in front of green car, portrait

Lebanon, Beirut, Man in keffiyeh, women in headscarf, war damage and rubble

Lebanon, Refugee Camp, Sidon, children smile for camera, portrait

Lebanon, Beirut, War damaged concrete

Lebanon, US Embassy Bombing, April 18, Beirut, rear view, smoke

Lebanon, Refugee Camp, Sidon, buildings

Lebanon, Beirut, landmark building, St. Georges Hotel, cars, speedboats

Lebanon, South of Beirut, United Nations checkpoint, Mobil petrol station

Lebanon, US Embassy Bombing, April 18, Beirut, women look on, sadness

Lebanon, South of Beirut, War damaged building

Lebanon, Beirut, Portrait, boy carrying Nagra recording device

Lebanon, Beirut, Apartment building, clothes hanging

Lebanon, Beirut, boy fixes burst water pipe

Lebanon, US Embassy Bombing, April 18, Beirut, close-up, collapsed building

Lebanon, Beirut, Corniche, by the Mediterranean, children standing around

Lebanon, US Embassy Bombing, April 18, Beirut, Ambulance in the gloom

Lebanon, Beirut, Destroyed sports stadium, burnt out cars, overturned truck

Lebanon, Refugee Camp, Sidon, children smile for camera, portrait, water balloon

Lebanon, Refugee Camp, Sidon, children pose in front of tents

Lebanon, South of Beirut, War damaged building, graffiti

Lebanon, Beirut, Blown apart, war damaged building

Lebanon, US Embassy Bombing, April 18, Beirut, medics and military

Lebanon, Beirut, War damaged building, scarred and empty shells

Lebanon, US Embassy Bombing, April 18, Beirut, group of civilians

Lebanon, Beirut, Destroyed sports stadium, burnt out cars, PRCS car

Lebanon, US Embassy Bombing, April 18, Beirut, destruction and rubbble, close

Lebanon, US Embassy Bombing, April 18, Beirut, men help soldiers lift car away

Lebanon, South of Beirut, smiling child stands in ruins, mosque in background

Lebanon, Beirut, Bullet ridden wall, damage

Lebanon, US Embassy Bombing, April 18, Beirut, men walking down from ladders of building