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Folder # |
Description |
| BOX 1 |
Folder 3 |
Bolivia (MT_Ph: 001)
- Lebanon Ambassador to Bolivia Melhem Talhouk submitting his credentials, Bolivia, 1963 MT_Ph: 001(l).
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| BOX 1 |
Folder 4 |
Brazil (MT_Ph: 002-017)
- The first Lebanese diplomatic delegation to South America, Rio de Janeiro, circa 1945-1946 MT_Ph: 002(l).
- From left to right: Consul Melhem Talhouk, Najati Kabani and Abdulrahman Adra’s spouse, Brazil, 1946 MT_Ph: 003(s).
- On the left Consul Melhem Talhouk and wife, George Shamaa, Ambassador Youssef el Sawda and his wife Catherine Awad, Club Monte Libano, Rio di Janeiro, December 31, 1947 MT_Ph: 004(l).
- Right to left: Consul Melhem Talhouk, Selim Salman Salha, Naja el Khoury, and Nadia Talhouk the daughter of Melhem Talhouk, Brazil, 1947 MT_Ph: 005(l).
- Right to left: Catherine el Sawada, Najla Talhouk, Youssef el Sawada, Nadia Talhouk and Toufic Talhouk, the son of Melhem Talhouk, Brazil, 1947 MT_Ph: 006(l).
- The first delegation to Brazil: Ambassador Youssef el Sawda, Consul Melhem Talhouk and members from the Lebanese embassy wearing coat and tails at an official welcoming ceremony, Brazil, 1947 MT_Ph: 007(l).
- Right to left: Consul Melhem Talhouk, Nisrine Abdulrahman, Counselor to the Lebanese Embassy in Brazil Mr. Adra, and the Secretary of the Embassy Najati Kabani, Club Monte Libano, Rio di Janeiro, 13/3/1947 MT_Ph: 008(s).
- Ambassador Youssef el Sawda in the middle, Consul Melhem Talhouk, and the owner of the largest coffee plantation in Brazil Jwan Jabbour, Brazil, 1947 MT_Ph: 009(l).
- Consul Talhouk attending the Monte Libano party, Rio di Janeiro, 5 April, 1947 MT_Ph: 010(l).
- Youssef el Sawda and his wife Catherine Awad in the middle of the photograph, Consul Melhem Talhouk on the left and the Secretary of Lebanese Legation in Brazil Najati Kabani on the right, Dar al moufawadiyat, Brazil, 1948 MT_Ph: 011(l).
- Lebanese diplomatic mission presided by an orthodox cleric. The photograph features the Ambassador Youssef el Sawda, the Consul Melhem Talhouk, Jwan Jabbour and Mr. Maalouf, Brazil, 1948 MT_Ph: 012(l).
- From right to left: Consul Melhem Talhouk, Najati Kabani and the Ambassador Youssef el Sawada, Monte Libano Club, Rio de Janeiro, 1948 MT_Ph: 013(l).
- From left to right: Najati Kabani, Catherine el Sawda, George Shamaa and his wife, Consul Melhem Talhouk and his wife Najla Abdel Malak, Monte Libano Club, Rio de Janeiro, 27/3/1948 MT_Ph: 014(l).
- Consul Melhem Talhouk and his wife attending a dinner for Club Monte Libano, Rio de Janeiro, 1949 MT_Ph: 015(l).
- Right to left: Consul Melhem Talhouk, Selim Salman Salha and Nadia Talhouk at Selman residence in Brazil, 1949 MT_Ph: 016.
- Ambassador of Lebanon to Brazil Youssef el Sawda and his children on the occasion of the Independence Day of Lebanon, Rio de Janeiro, 22 November, 1950 MT_Ph: 017(l).
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| BOX 1 |
Folder 5 |
Chile (MT_Ph: 018-019)
- Official ceremony in Chile, Consul Melhem Talhouk in the middle of the photograph, Chile, 1946 MT_Ph: 018(l).
- Official reception, Consul Melhem Talhouk stands on the right and Ambassador Yousef el Sawda on the left, Chile, 1946 MT_Ph: 019(l).
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| BOX 1 |
Folder 6 |
Colombia (MT_Ph: 020-035)
- Ambassador Melhem Talhouk delivering a speech at a formal ceremony to the Lebanese community members, Colombia, 1961 MT_Ph: 020(s).
- Right to left: Fouad Turk, Mr. Tanhoury, Ambassador Melhem Talhouk, Mr. Asmar, Edouard Lahoud, Colombia, 1963 MT_Ph: 021(l).
- Right to left: Nadia Talhouk, Khulia Sfeir, Najla Talhouk, Ambassador Melhem Talhouk, Ms. Basil, Colombia, 1963 MT_Ph: 022(l).
- Ambassador Melhem Talhouk and his wife Najla, Colombia, 1963 MT_Ph: 023(l).
- Lebanese Ambassador Melhem Talhouk on the left, the Editor-in-Chief of the Colombian newspaper “El Tempio” in the middle and the President of the Colombian Senate Colombia, 1964 MT_Ph: 024(l).
- Khulia Sfeir on the left, Najla Talhouk spouse of Melhem Talhouk and Wadad Issa, Colombia, 1964 MT_Ph: 025(l).
- Honorary Consul of Lebanon in Colombia Camille Daccache greeting Ambassador Talhouk and his daughter, Cali, Colombia, 1964 MT_Ph: 026(l).
- Official ceremony, Youssef Lahoud on the right, Louis El Helo, Mr. Asmar, Governor of Bogotá, Ambassador Talhouk, Edouard Lahoud, Mr. Sukkar, Colombia, 1964 MT_Ph: 027(l).
- Ambassador Talhouk on the left and the honorary Consul of Lebanon in Colombia Camille Daccache, Cali, Colombia, 1964 MT_Ph: 028(l).
- Left to right: Ambassador Talhouk, Nydia Quintero Turbay, Najla Talhouk, and Julio César Turbay Ayala, Colombia, 1964 MT_Ph: 029(l).
- On the left: Ambassador Melhem Talhouk, his daughter Nadia and the Director of Customs Mr. Asmar, Colombia, 1965 MT_Ph: 030(l).
- Tea party at the Tequendama Hotel for Lebanese women, Bogotá, Colombia, 1965 MT_Ph: 031(l).
- Ambassador Melhem Talhouk and his family with the Director of Customs Mr. Asmar, Colombia, 1965 MT_Ph: 032(l).
- Ambassador Talhouk in an official ceremony, Colombia, 1965 MT_Ph: 033(l).
- Right to left: Ambassador Melhem Talhouk, the Colombian Minister of Defense, President of the Republic of Colombia Carlos Alberto Lleras Restrepo, Colombia, 1966 MT_Ph: 034(l).
- Ambassador Melhem Talhouk (in the center) surrounded by Lebanese people, Colombia, 1996 MT_Ph: 035(l).
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| BOX 1 |
Folder 7 |
Ecuador (MT_Ph: 036)
- Ambassador Melhem Talhouk submitting credentials to the President of Ecuador José María Velasco Ibarra, Ecuador, 1961 MT_Ph: 036(l).
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| BOX 1 |
Folder 8 |
Egypt (MT_Ph: 037-046)
- Hamid Abdul Malek (in the middle) who served as translator for the British army in Egypt, Egypt, 1883 MT_Ph: 037(l).
- Dean of the Lebanese Community in Port Said Abdo Pasha Najem, Egypt, 1951 MT_Ph: 038(s).
- Right to left: The Lebanese Consul in Port Said Melhem Talhouk, Dimitri George Sayegh and his wife, Port Said, Egypt, 1951 MT_Ph: 039(s).
- Mary Yared in the middle, Toufic and Nadia Talhouk from both sides at the Consulate General of Lebanon in Alexandria, Egypt, 1958 MT_Ph: 040(l).
- On the right the Consul General of Lebanon Melhem Talhouk, and on the left Sobhi Touma and his spouse, Alexandria, Egypt, 1958 MT_Ph: 041.
- Najla Hassib AbdelMalek, the spouse of the Consul General of Lebanon Melhem Talhouk at the reception ceremony of Rachid Karame, Alexandria, 1958
MT_Ph: 042(l).
- Right to left: Consul General of Lebanon in Alexandria Melhem Talhouk, Lebanese Ambassador to Alexandria Joseph Bou Khater and the Embassy Counsultant Medhat Fatfat, Alexandria, 1958 MT_Ph: 043(l).
- Consul Talhouk and his wife at a reception given by the Lebanese Consulate in Alexandria on the occasion of the Independence Day of Lebanon, Alexandria, Egypt, 1958 MT_Ph: 044(l).
- Dinner held in honor of Rachid Karame at the Lebanese Consulate in Alexandria after the revolution. From right to left: Melhem Talhouk, Rachid Karame, Toufic Talhouk, Mrs. Theodore Karam and Mrs. Eva Kordahi, Egypt, circa 1958-1959 MT_Ph: 045(l).
- Right to left: Neva Anhoury, Nadia Talhouk and Charlotte Gemayel, Alexandria, 1959 MT_Ph: 046(l).
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Folder 9 |
Peru (MT_Ph: 047-048)
- Lebanese Ambassador to Peru Melhem Talhouk in his way to submit his credentials, Peru, 1967 MT_Ph: 047(l).
- Lebanese Ambassador to Peru Melhem Talhouk submitting his credentials, Peru, 1967 MT_Ph: 048(l).
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| BOX 1 |
Folder 10 |
Spain (MT_Ph: 049-051)
- Toufic Talhouk (on the left), the Lebanese Ambassador to Spain Sami Khalil El Khoury, an employee at the Lebanese Embassy Boutros Adem, Madrid, Spain, 1956 MT_Ph: 049(s).
- Sidi Mohamed V Ben Youssef, King of Morocco, greeting the Counselor of the Lebanese Embassy in Madrid Melhem Talhouk, Spain, 1956 MT_Ph: 050(l).
- Right to left: General Adel Chehab, the Consultant at the Lebanese Consulate Melhem Talhouk and his wife, Madrid, Spain, 1956 MT_Ph: 051(l).
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| Digital File |
DF 1 |
Nadia Talhouk Assaf and Toufic Talhouk, donating Melhem Talhouk’s collection to the Lebanese Research Center for Migration and Diaspora Studies (LERC) in May 2009 (7 digital photographs) MT_Ph: 052-058. |
