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Portrait of Michael DeBakey's parents, Raheeja and Shaker DeBakey

Title:: Portrait of Michael DeBakey's parents, Raheeja and Shaker DeBakey
Date:: [1915]
Description:: Both of DeBakey's parents were Maronite Christians from Lebanon. Raheeja's family came to the United States when she was an infant. Shaker emigrated when he was a teenager.
Location:: Box: 28
Rights:: Courtesy of Katrin DeBakey.
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Genre:: Photographic prints
Portraits
Format:: Still Image
Extent:: 1 pages
Legacy ID:: FJBBBW
NLM ID:: 101743405X16
Profiles Collection:: The Michael E. DeBakey Papers
Shareable Link:: https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101743405X16
Story Section:: Biographical Information