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Nasri Fuleihan Collection

Call Number

AD.MC.056

Dates

Circa 1910s - 1930s, bulk
; Circa 1910s - 1940s, inclusive

Creator

O'Keefe Edson , Gail (Role: Owner)
Fuleihan, Nasri Suleiman (Role: Photographer)

Extent

384 Photographic Prints
366 digital surrogates of gelatin silver photographs, with an additional 29 images from photography studios, letterheads and a copy of Fuleihan's British passport (395 images total).

Language of Materials

English .

Abstract

The Nasri Fuleihan collection includes approximately 366 photographs, most of which were taken during Fuleihan's stay in Palestine from the late 1910s until 1924. In addition to photographs of Palestinian cities and towns, the collection reflects the use Fuleihan made of the camera in his daily work as an engineer (mostly in southern Palestine). The collection also documents the daily life of the workers involved in the infrastructure projects Fuleihan was involved in. Some of Fuleihan's photographs were inspired by the works of other photographers who operated in Palestine at the time, most notably the renowned Palestinian photographer Khalil Ra'd, whose studio in Jerusalem Fuleihan apparently visited. The collection also includes business cards of several photography studios in Palestine, Egypt and the United States, whose services Fuleihan used as well as a copy of his passport. Nasri Suleiman Fuleihan (or Nasri Fulayhan) (Born in 1891 in Nicosia, Cyprus; died in July 1959 in Bronxville, NY) was a Cypriot of Lebanese descent who studied civil engineering at Purdue University. After his graduation in 1912, Fuleihan traveled to Palestine where he was employed as an engineer by the Levant Producing Company and later by Standard Oil until 1924, when he returned to the United States. Fuleihan stayed in Palestine from the late 1910s until 1924. Text from the New York Times obituary dated 30 July 1959: "Nasri Fuleihan, a civil engineer associated with many projects in the metropolitain area. died Tuesday in St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. He was 66 years old and resided at 15 Meadow Avenue, Bronxville, N. Y. Mr Fuleihan, who was born in Cyprus, graduated from Purdue University in 1912. He was one of a small group of engineers who pioneered in the prospecting for oil in the Middle East before World War I. Upon his return to this country, Mr. Fuleihan participated in the construction of the Holland Tunnel and the George Washington Bridge. Later he was with the realty firm of Webb and Knapp. He leaves his wife, isabel; a son, Neville, and a daughter, Mrs. Francis O'Keefe." https://www.nytimes.com/1959/07/30/archives/nasri-fuleihan.html

Biographical / Historical

Nasri Fuleihan (or Nasri Fulayhan, born 16th November 1891, was a Cypriot of Lebanese descent who studied engineering at Purdue University, graduating in 1912. After his graduation, Fuleihan traveled to Palestine where he was employed as a civil engineer by the Ottoman and, later, British authorities. Fuleihan stayed in Palestine from the late 1910s through the early/mid-1920s.

Fuleihan married Isabel Oussani, the daughter of Margaret Shea and Joseph Oussani, in 1925. They had two children, Dorothy and Neville Fuleihan. The Oussani-Fuleihan Family Collection containing 218 documents and 920 photographs has been cataloged and digitized at the Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies at NC State University. The Oussani-Fuleihan Family Collection - https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/collections/show/103

Text from the New York Times obituary dated 30 July 1959: "Nasri Fuleihan, a civil engineer associated with many projects in the metropolitain area. died Tuesday in St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. He was 66 years old and resided at 15 Meadow Avenue, Bronxville, N. Y. Mr Fuleihan, who was born in Cyprus, graduated from Purdue University in 1912. He was one of a small group of engineers who pioneered in the prospecting for oil in the Middle East before World War I. Upon his return to this country, Mr. Fuleihan participated in the construction of the Holland Tunnel and the George Washington Bridge. Later he was with the realty firm of Webb and Knapp. He leaves his wife, isabel; a son, Neville, and a daughter, Mrs. Francis O'Keefe." https://www.nytimes.com/1959/07/30/archives/nasri-fuleihan.html

Content Description

The Nasri Fuleihan collection includes approximately 366 photographs, most of which were taken during Fuleihan's stay in Palestine from the late 1910s until 1924. In addition to photographs of Palestinian cities and towns, the collection reflects the use Fuleihan made of the camera in his daily work as an engineer (mostly in southern Palestine). The collection also documents the daily life of the workers involved in the infrastructure projects Fuleihan was involved in. Some of Fuleihan's photographs were inspired by the works of other photographers who operated in Palestine at the time, most notably the renowned Palestinian photographer Khalil Ra'd, whose studio in Jerusalem Fuleihan apparently visited. The collection also includes business cards of several photography studios in Palestine, Egypt and the United States, whose services Fuleihan used as well as a copy of his passport.

Conditions Governing Access

Materials are open without restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Any rights (including copyright and related rights to publicity and privacy) are held by Gail O'Keefe Edson, the collection owner. Permission to publish or reproduce materials in this collection must be secured from them via the repository. Please contact Akkasah: Center for Photography at NYUAD at akkasah@nyu.edu or complete the image request form at akkasah.org

Collection processed by

Jasmine Soliman, with assistance from Amna Al-Qubaisi and Emily Broad for Akkasah: Center for Photography NYUAD

About this Guide

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-08-21 19:07:09 +0400.
Language: Description is written in: English, Latin script.

Repository

Akkasah: Photography Archive (NYU Abu Dhabi)

Container

object: 056 Digital Copy Only (Material Type: Graphic Materials)
Akkasah: Photography Archive (NYU Abu Dhabi)
New York University Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 129188