Photographs of Palestine,Jordan

Photographs of Palestine and Jordan
Title: Photographs of Palestine and Jordan
Creator(s): American Colony (Jerusalem). Photo Department, photographer
Date Created/Published: [between 1898 and 1940]
Summary: Most photographs show locations in Palestine (present day Israel and the West Bank). Scenes in Jerusalem include the Dome of the Rock, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the Jaffa Gate clock tower, the Garden of Gethsemane, the Mount of Olives, Tower of David, the Pool of Hezekiah, Solomon's Stables, the Wailing Wall, St. Stephen's Gate and Gordon's Calvary. Also shown are the Tomb of Lazarus in Bethany, the House of Simon the Tanner in Jaffa, the Tower of Ramleh, a procession in Bethlehem at Christmas, Jericho, the Jordan River, the Dan stream, the Wilderness of Judea, Endor, and Tiberias. Three photographs of Bethlehem copyrighted in 1924 show village house interiors with people and a camel caravan. Five photographs show British soldiers in the streets of Jerusalem. According to a handwritten note found with photographs these depict 'bringing regimental flag of the Royal Fusiliers to Jerusalem' in 1918. One photograph shows a military review of British troops at the Russian Compound in Jerusalem. Images also depict Winston Churchill, T.E. Lawrence and Emir Abdullah of Transjordan near Government House in Jerusalem; American Colony photographer Lewis Larsson with 'Jamil and Najib Albina' developing film at the American Colony; the Siloam inscription; the siq at Petra, Jordan; and the surrender of the mayor of Jerusalem to sergeants Hurcombe and Sedgewick. Included are portraits of Arab peasants, Jews, Franciscan and Armenian monks, the Armenian Patriarch in Jerusalem, women in Bethlehem, a family in Ramallah (Ram Allah); Druze women; and Bedouins.
Notes:
Collection profile with information about the Matson Collection and a bibliography is available online http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.matpc
On some photographs: American Colony, Jerusalem.
Blind stamp on some photographs: American Colony, Jerusalem.
Most photographs have captions on mounts or versos, some have no captions.
Original negatives and captions for some photographs may be found in the G. Eric and Edith Matson Photograph Collection: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.matpc
LOT title devised by Library staff.
Forms part of: the G. Eric and Edith Matson Photograph Collection.
Gift; G. Eric and Edith Matson; 1966-1977.
Gift; Kensington Episcopal Home; 1978-2003.
Subjects:
Palestine--History--1917-1948.
Palestine--History--1799-1917.
Churchill, Winston,--1874-1965--Journeys--Jerusalem.
Abdullah,--King of Jordan,--1882-1951--Journeys--Jerusalem.
Lawrence, T. E.--(Thomas Edward),--1888-1935--Journeys--Jerusalem.
Armenians--Jerusalem--1890-1940.
Bedouins--1890-1940.
Arabs--1890-1940.
Jews--Jerusalem--1890-1940.
Churches--Jerusalem--1890-1940.
Mosques--Jerusalem--1890-1940.
Cities & towns--Israel--1890-1940.
Cities & towns--West Bank--1890-1940.
Albumen prints--1890-1940.
Gelatin silver prints--1890-1940.
Group portraits--1890-1940.
Portrait photographs--1890-1940.
Bookmark /2006675884/
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