Dead Sea, Israel, Matson photograph collection
Title from negative sleeve. Taken either by the American Colony Photo Department or its successor, the Matson Photo Service. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Sea of Galilee from Mt. of Beatitudes
Title from negative sleeve. Taken either by the American Colony Photo Department or its successor, the Matson Photo Service. Guide card: Tiberias & Sea of Galilee. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Crowds in front of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
On negative: 2789. Taken either by the American Colony Photo Department or its successor the Matson Photo Service. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Ruins in Syria?, Israel, Matson photograph collection
Taken either by the American Colony Photo Department or its successor, the Matson Photo Service. On negative: 2605. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Rock symbolic? Jerusalem, Israel, Matson photograph collection
Taken either by the American Colony Photo Department or its successor the Matson Photo Service. Title from: list, Matson Collection negative numbers 14565-15108. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Palmyra. Section of outer colonnade temple enclosure
Title from: list, Photographic subjects of Bible Lands. Taken either by the American Colony Photo Department or its successor the Matson Photo Service. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
In N. Palestine, Israel, Matson photograph collection
Title from negative sleeve. Taken either by the American Colony Photo Department or its successor, the Matson Photo Service. On negative: 4072. Guide card: Mt. Gerizim. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Shepherd boy slinging Middle East photographs, American Colony Jerusal...
Title from negative sleeve. On negative: 2900. On negative sleeve: 2900, see A322, p. 352. Taken either by the American Colony Photo Department or its successor the Matson Photo Service. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Northern views. Joseph's Tomb near Nablous i.e., Nablus American Colon...
Title from: Catalogue of photographs made by the American Colony ... 1914. Caption on negative: Joseph's Tomb. On negative: 402. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Arab girl, Israel, Matson photograph collection
Title from: list, Matson Collection negative numbers 12961-13944. Caption continues from catalog: See A-393, p. 279. Caption on negative sleeve: From Matson's "Arab types" drawer. On negative: 2814. On negative... More
Jordan, Wady Zerka Main - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.
Title from guide card. Taken either by the American Colony Photo Department or its successor, the Matson Photo Service. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Holy Sepulchre, the Tomb, in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Title from negative. Original title from Catalogue of photographs made by the American Colony ... 1914: Jerusalem (El-Kouds). The Holy Sepulchre, front view. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Trans-Jordan. Jerash. Fountain of the Church of St. Theodore
Title from: list, Photographic subjects of Bible Lands. Caption on negative: Jerash. Fountain of the Church of St. Theodore. On negative: P257 (crossed out). Taken either by the American Colony Photo Department... More
Christmas in Bethlehem, religious procession - stereocsopic card
Title from guide card. Taken either by the American Colony Photo Department or its successor, the Matson Photo Service. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Neby Moussa i.e., Nebi Musa - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.
Title from: list, Matson Collection negative numbers 12961-13944. Caption on negative sleeve: Removed from Matson's "Arab types" drawer. On negative: 2786. On negative sleeve: 2786. Taken either by the American... More
Petra, Extinct City, Jordan. American colony in Jerusalem public domai...
Taken either by the American Colony Photo Department or its successor, the Matson Photo Service. Title from transparency sleeve. On transparency sleeve: Finlay p[ostive]. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Street of steps, Jerusalem? - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.
Taken either by the American Colony Photo Department or its successor, the Matson Photo Service. On negative: 2107. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Goatherds with goats by a stream, probably in Palestine
Taken either by the American Colony Photo Department or its successor, the Matson Photo Service. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Sinai, Egypt, Israel, Matson photograph collection
Photograph taken from Farsh Abu Sila at the southeastern end of Naqb El Hawa and at the junction with El Raha Plain (Biblical encampment of the Israelites) and Wadi Bougiyeh (Naqb Abu Sila), looking southeast ... More
Jerusalem, Colonnade of el-Aksa - stereocsopic card
Title from negative sleeve. Taken either by the American Colony Photo Department or its successor, the Matson Photo Service. On negative: 2102. Guide card: Temple Mount. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Jerusalem to Galilee via Samaria. Plain of Esdraelon. (Taken from the ...
Title from: list, Photographic subjects of Bible Lands. Caption on negative: Plain of Esdraelon. Taken either by the American Colony Photo Department or its successor the Matson Photo Service. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Damascus Gate, Israel, Matson photograph collection
Caption on negative sleeve: Street scene looking into the city through Damascus Gate. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978. Title from : Catalogue of photographs made by the American Colony ... 1914.
Trees Middle East photographs, American Colony Jerusalem
Title from guide card. Taken either by the American Colony Photo Department or its successor, the Matson Photo Service. On negative: 3211. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Bedouin women of southern Palestine - stereocsopic card
Title from: list, Negatives ... from our art catalogue. Taken either by the American Colony Photo Department or its successor the Matson Photo Service. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Sinai. Interior of the famous library Monastery of St. Catherine Ameri...
Title from: Catalogue of photographs made by the American Colony ... 1914. Identified as Monastery of St. Catherine based on captions for negatives with neighboring numbers. The library of Saint Catherine Monas... More
Series of prehistoric flints - Public domain image. Dry plate negative...
Title from guide card. Taken either by the American Colony Photo Department or its successor, the Matson Photo Service. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Bethlehem and surroundings. Colonnade in Church of the Nativity
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Caption on negative: Colonnade in Church of Nativity. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Costumes, characters, etc. Shepherd looking for pasture
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Caption on negative: Shepherd looking for pasture. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Jaffa orange culture. Orange grove - stereocsopic card
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Caption on negative: Orange grove. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
East of the Jordan and Dead Sea. Moat around castle of Ajlun
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Caption on negative: Moat around the Castle of Ajlun. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Road to Hebron, Mar Saba, etc. Solomon's Pools from the west
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Caption on negative: Solomon's Pools as seen from above. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Constantinople. Constantinople on approaching city from S.E
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Wild flowers of Palestine. Bethlehem-star (Ornithogalum fimbriatum Wil...
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Bethlehem and surroundings. Vineyards and olive groves near Bethlehem
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Caption on negative: Vineyards and olive groves around Bethlehem. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Constantinople. Sculptured marble base of the Obelisk
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Antioch (Antakiyeh) and environs. City wall on Mt. Silpius
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Caption on negative: City wall on Mt. Silpius. On negative: 1714 (crossed out), 1712. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Various views of the city wall Jerusalem. The Double Gate
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Identified as Jerusalem based on captions for negatives with neighboring numbers. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Petra in Transjordan. View from Mt. Hor, section II
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Caption on negative: View from Mt. Hor, section II. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Baalbek. Interior of the Temple of Bacchus and the doorway
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Woman threshing with flail - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.
Title based on caption for similar image (LC-M32-A-298). On negative: 2919. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Series of first aerial photographs of Palestine and Syria. Olivet Rang...
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Caption on negative: Olivet Range from 4500 m. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Bedouin wedding series. Bedouin family - stereocsopic card
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Caption on negative: Bedouin family. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Costumes, characters, etc. Group of Druse i.e., Druze
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Egyptian views; Port Said. Natives coaling a steamer at Port Said
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Costumes, characters, etc. Bethlehem woman
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Northern views. Church of St. John, interior Samaria
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Identified as Samaria based on captions for neighboring negatives. Caption on negative: Church of St. John, interior. Date from Matson LOT card... More
Road to Hebron, Mar Saba, etc. Water carriers at David's Pool
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Caption on negative: Water carriers at David's Pool. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Around the Dead Sea. Rivulet at Ghor Es-Safieh
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. On negative: 53. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Mount of Olives, Bethany, etc. Church of the Magdalene, Russian
Date from Matson LOT cards. Caption on negative sleeve: Church of the Magdalene, Russian. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978. Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]
Northern views. Bethshean and the mts. i.e., mountains of Gilboa
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. On negative sleeve: 9/90. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Bedouin wedding series. Drying cheese on tent, and typical Bedouin hom...
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Ancient olive trees cared for by Franciscan monks, Palestine, Jerusale...
Franciscan monk standing beneath knarled olive tree, in raised, circular stone enclosure. Title from item. On mount label: No neg. LC-M36-410A. Forms part of: G. Eric and Edith Matson Photograph Collection (Li... More
Costumes, characters, etc. Maiden picking olives from branches
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Caption on negative: Maiden picking olives from branches. On negative sleeve: 6/94. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Damascus Gate and environs. Entrance to King Solomon's Quarries
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Caption on negative: Entrance to King Solomon's Quarries. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Costumes, characters, etc. Sheikh of Ramallah and wife
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Caption on negative: Sheik of Ramallah and wife. On negative sleeve: 6/94. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Costumes, characters, etc. Coffee house on Jerusalem street
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Amman, the theatre from castle hill
Photograph showing aerial view of section of Jordan on a hillside. Original negative: LC-M31-3325. No. P-244. On verso - American Colony Photo Cards, copyrighted. On verso: American Colony Stores, Jerusalem. ... More
Costumes, characters, etc. Drilling holes in beads
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Caption on negative: Drilling holes in beads. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Trees and shrubs. Pomegranate blossoms (Punica Granatum L.)
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. On negative: 364 (crossed out). Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
East of the Jordan and Dead Sea. Grand waterfall in Wady Rukkad
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Caption on negative: Grand waterfall in Wady Rukkad. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Palmyra (Tadmor). One of side arches of triumphal arch ; full view of ...
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Caption on negative: One of side arches of Roman triumphal arch. Two photos are taped to one glass plate: left half shows LC-M32-776; right hal... More
Bedouin wedding series. Bedouin boy tending flock
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Caption on negative: Bedouin boys caring for the flocks. On negative: 1296 (crossed out). Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Petra in Transjordan. The theatre from el-Hubta
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Caption on negative: The Theatre from el-Hubta. On negative: A-405. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Trees and shrubs. Retem (Juniper). (Retama Roetam (Forsk.) Webb)
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Caption on negative: Retem (Juniper). (Retama rhoetam Forsk Webb). Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Mount of Olives, Bethany, etc. Jerusalem from Gordon's Calvary
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Caption on negative: Jerusalem from Gordon's Calvary. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Mount of Olives, Bethany, etc. View looking north from Olivet
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Caption on negative: View looking north from Olivet. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Costumes, characters, etc. Camels drinking
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Church of Holy Sepulchre and surroundings. Sepulchre Church. Easter cr...
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?] No. 2910. In album: Easter services in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, 1941, no. 2910 , [p. 33, top]. Forms part of: G. Eric and Edith Matson ... More
Along the sea coast. Street in Tyre
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Wild flowers of Palestine. Flowers of prickly sea-lavender
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Caption on negative: Flowers of Prickly sea-lavendar. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Series of first aerial photographs of Palestine and Syria. Jerusalem f...
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Excavations on Ophel Jerusalem. Rock-cut tombs
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Caption on negative: Old Bath on Zion. Identified as Jerusalem based on captions for negatives with neighboring numbers. Date from Matson LOT c... More
Northern views. The excavations at Samaria. Covering up Ahab's Palace
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
To Sinai via the Red Sea, Tor, and Wady Hebran. Entrance gateway Monas...
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Caption on negative: Entrance gateway. Identified as the Monastery of St. Catherine based on captions for negatives with neighboring numbers. D... More
Jews in front of the Western Wall (Wailing Wall) Jerusalem
Title based caption for similar images (LC-M31-119 and LC-M31-119-A). Taken either by the American Colony Photo Department or its successor, the Matson Photo Service. Title from guide card. On transparency sle... More
Trees and shrubs. First and second figs
Title and date based on caption for similar image (LC-M32-479). Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
East of the Jordan and Dead Sea. The Promised Land from Mt. Nebo
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Caption on negative: [?] from Mt. Nebo. On negative: 2651 (crossed out). Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Egyptian views; Karnak. The Great Temple of Ammon
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Caption on negative: The Great Temple of Ammon, Karnak. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Homs (Emesa). General view - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.
Title and date based on caption for similar image (LC-M31-1748-[A] and LC-M31-1748-[B]). Title on negative sleeve misidentifies location as Hamah. On negative: 1748. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Egyptian views; Temple of Hathor, Dendera. Carvings on exterior wall
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Caption on negative: Details of carvings on exterior wall of Temple of Hathor, Dendera. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Jerusalem (El-Kouds). Jaffa Gate
Title from: Catalogue of photographs made by the American Colony ... 1914. Caption continues from catalog: Jaffa Gate showing clock tower, 1914-1918. On negative: 5029. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
[Man plowing with a cow and an ass, Palestine]
No. 518. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Forms part of: the G. Eric and Edith Matson Photograph Collection.
Aerial photos, Sea of Galilee & Jerus. i.e., Jerusalem, Jordan R. i.e....
Taken either by the American Colony Photo Department or its successor, the Matson Photo Service. Title from negative sleeve. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Aerial photos, Sea of Galilee & Jerus. i.e., Jerusalem, Jordan R. i.e....
Taken either by the American Colony Photo Department or its successor, the Matson Photo Service. Title from negative sleeve. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Crowd around Turkish military biplane, closer view ; crowd around turk...
Title from: list, Matson Collection negative numbers 12961-13944. Image relates to arrival of Turkish pilots Salim Bey and Kemal Bey with their Bleriot XI plane which landed in Jerusalem on May 1, 1914 (Source... More
The terrible plague of locusts in Palestine, March-June 1915. Olive tr...
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. On negative: 28. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
1917 capture & occupation of Palestine. Brit. i.e., British officer
Creator name based on date. Title from negative sleeve. Guide card: Misc Dec. 1917. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Entry of Field Marshall Allenby, Jerusalem, Dec. 11th, 1917. British t...
No. 1844. Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Forms part of: the G. Eric and Edith Matson Photograph Collection. Caption ca... More
The surrender of Jerusalem to the British December 9th, 1917. Hussein ...
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Caption on negative: Hussein Selim el-Husseini who surrendered Jerusalem. Mayor of Jerusalem, Hussein Salim al-Husseini. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Field Marshall Allenby accepts surrender of Jerusalem officials
Creator name based on date. Title from negative sleeve. On negative sleeve: Misc. 22. Guide card: Allenby parade & inv. [i.e., investiture] Dec. 11, 1917. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Gaza, the Great Mosque from the east
(Source: researchers T. Bolen and T. Powers, 2009 and similar Matson negatives: LC-M34-12403 and LC-M32-707) Caption from list, Matson Collection negative numbers 14565-15108, misidentifies image as: Arab-Jew ... More
Soldiers' graves, Israel, Matson photograph collection
Title from negative sleeve. Guide card: War cemeteries. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
The surrender of Jerusalem to the British, December 9th, 1917. The may...
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Mayor of Jerusalem, Hussein Salim al-Husseini. On negative sleeve: Dupl. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Hebrew University and Lord Balfour's visit. Laying foundation stone of...
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Caption on negative: Laying foundation stone of Hebrew University. Date based on similar image in LOT 13827, p. 84, no. 252 (http://hdl.loc.go... More
Battery of the 53rd division, 1918
Creator name based on date. Title from negative sleeve. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
To Sinai by car. St. Katherine's i.e., St. Catherine's Monastery in Si...
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Date from Matson LOT cards. Photograph taken from the central area of Wadi El Dier (Biblical Holy Valley), looking southeast and showing the or... More
Arab-Jew riots, 1920 - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.
Title from: list, Matson Collection negative numbers 14565-15108. British soldiers. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
[Tractor plowing in the "Emek"]
This record contains unverified data from caption card. Forms part of: the G. Eric and Edith Matson Photograph Collection. Caption card tracings: Israel Esdraelon, Plain of.; Palestine Jewish Colo[?]; Farms...
Nebi Musa festival (in Jerusalem?)
Title from: list, Matson Collection negative numbers 12961-13944. Caption continues from catalog: Arab-Jewish riot. 1920. Caption on negative sleeve: From drawer Jewish Activities and Colonies. Box Arab Jew rio... More
The new era in Palestine. The arrival of Sir Herbert Samuel, H.B.M. hi...
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. On negative: 8. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.