This original photograph depicts what is likely the opening ceremony for a new station along the route of the Hejaz Railway.  The image shows a train arriving towards a large arch of garlands, next to which is a stage supposedly hosting dignitaries.  In the foreground are lines of soldiers acting as spectators to the event, while a man wearing a fez looks off-scene towards the photographer.  A faint partially erased inscription in Modern Turkish (Latin script) on the verso reads, in part, “Tren…Arap piyade…” (meaning “Train…Arab Infantry…”), identifying the troops.

While further research will likely reveal the exact location of the scene, we have not been able to identify the station in question.  However, the scene is consistent in all respects with recorded ceremonies for the opening pf new stations along the Hejaz Railway.