Beirut, Lebanon, August 1982: Although fighting between Israel and the PLO had torn much of the fabric of Beirut’s civilization, the owner of this pharmacy in the city’s eastern section wanted potential customers to know that it was business as usual despite the chaos and resulting sandbags.

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