Rashaya, a mostly Druze-inhabited town, was the scene of conflict in June 1860. The Prince wrote: 'In this town, 400 to 500 Christians were massacred and we saw still the remains of the burnt houses.' In July, the conflict spread from this area into Damascus. The photograph is signed, captioned and dated in the negative, 'F Bedford Rasheiya'. The number in the Day & Son series is 92.