A general view of the dock area and east coastal districts of Beirut, Lebanon. The photographer is at an elevated position in the city looking east-by-north over the roofs of residential and commercial buildings near the shore of the Mediterranean. Four merchant ships are moored stern-on to the shore on the left and warehouses are beyond them. Names on the warehouses include H. Zabral; Nanad, Traboul Si & Co.; and Daher & Co. Wooded hills line the horizon.