Bialek's funeral in Tel Aviv. Eric Matson public domain photograph col...
Photo shows funeral of poet Hayyim Nahman Bialik (1873-1934). Title and date from: photographer's logbook: Matson Registers, v. 1, [1934-1939]. Caption continues from catalog: July 16, '34. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
American University, Beirut, from the sea
Original title from Catalogue of photographs made by the American Colony ... 1914: Beirut, etc. Beirut from the American College. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
State visit to Jerusalem of Wilhelm II of Germany in 1898. Royal party...
Title from: list, State visit to Jerusalem of Wilhelm II ... Caption on negative sleeve: Passing Am. [i.e., American] Colony bldg. [i.e., building]. Photograph taken between October 26 and Nov. 4, 1898. Gift; E... More
State visit to Jerusalem of Wilhelm II of Germany in 1898. Quay at Hai...
Title from: list, State visit to Jerusalem of Wilhelm II ... Caption on negative sleeve: Quay at Haifa. Photograph taken between October 26 and Nov. 4, 1898. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Mizpah American Colony, Jerusalem - stereocsopic card
Title from negative. On negative: 724. Date from Matson LOT cards. View of Nebi Samwil. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
East of Jordan and the Dead Sea. General view of ruins of Jerash Ameri...
Title from: Catalogue of photographs made by the American Colony ... 1914. Caption on negative: Jerash, general view of ruins. On negative: 742. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Baalbek (Heliopolis), etc. Columns of Temple of the Sun
Title from: Catalogue of photographs made by the American Colony ... 1914. On negative sleeve: 437. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Sinai. Caravan at el-Wad preparing to cross the desert. American Colon...
Title from: Catalogue of photographs made by the American Colony ... 1914. Photograph taken from the central section of El Qa'a Plain to the north El Tur on Sinai's western coast on the Gulf of Suez, showing th... More
Jerusalem (El-Kouds). Solomon's Quarries American Colony, Jerusalem
Title from: Catalogue of photographs made by the American Colony ... 1914. Caption on negative: Solomon's Quarries. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Petra. Temple of Kasr Firaun with altar
Title from: Catalogue of photographs made by the American Colony ... 1914. Copy print verso: Temple of Kasr Firaun with altar, Petra, Jordan. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Northern views. Endor American Colony, Jerusalem
Title from: Catalogue of photographs made by the American Colony ... 1914. Caption on negative: Endor. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Jerusalem (El-Kouds). Jerusalem from Mt. Scopus American Colony, Jerus...
Title from: Catalogue of photographs made by the American Colony ... 1914. Caption on negative: Jerusalem from Scopus. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Southern Palestine. General view of Beersheba
Title from: Catalogue of photographs made by the American Colony ... 1914. Copy print verso: General view of Beersheba. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Jerusalem (El-Kouds). Solomon's Quarries
Title from: Catalogue of photographs made by the American Colony ... 1914. Caption on negative sleeve: 6 men standing in Solomon's Quarries. On negative: 5116. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Sinai. Wady Isleh, Grand Canyon
Title from: Catalogue of photographs made by the American Colony ... 1914. Similar image in LOT 13847, p. 99, no. 49 (http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsca.18419) Photograph taken from the downstream area of Wadi ... More
Petra in Transjordan. Tomb en route to Mt. Hor, Jebel Harun
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Caption on negative: Tomb en route to Mt. Hor, Jebel Harun. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Geology. Inclined limestone bed at Ain Farah
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Caption on negative: Inclined limestone bed at Ain Farah. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Costumes, characters, etc. Mother and baby of Nazareth
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Aleppo (Haleb) and environs. View of Aleppo from the castle
Title based on caption for similar image (LC-M32-1758). On negative: 3325. On negative sleeve: 3325. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Palmyra (Tadmor). Distant view of Turkish castle
Date from Matson LOT cards. On negative sleeve: x784. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978. Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]
Northern views. The excavations at Samaria. Stairway ascending to the ...
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Caption on negative: Stairway to Roman temple. On negative: 1061 (crossed out). Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Bethlehem and surroundings. Gate of Bethlehem
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Caption on negative: Gate of Bethlehem. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Various types, etc. Mohammedan i.e., Muslim funeral
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Caption on negative: Mohammedan [i.e., Muslim] funeral. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Maps, plans, restorations, etc. Plan of the Church of the Holy Sepulch...
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Caption on negative: [Plan?] of the Holy Sepulchre. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Machaerus, fortified hilltop palace on east side of the Dead Sea, Jord...
(Source: researchers T. Bolen and T. Powers, 2009) Caption from Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]: "Frank Mountain." Date from Matson LOT cards. Caption on negative sleeve: Frank Mountain. ... More
The cedars of Lebanon, Cedrus Libani Barr. Cedar branches with cones
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Caption on negative: Branches of cedar showing cones. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Bethlehem and surroundings. Native home near Bethlehem
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Caption on negative sleeve: Native home near Bethlehem. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Northern views. Village of Banias, Caesarea Philippi. Damascus provinc...
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Around the Dead Sea. Early morning scene over the Dead Sea
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Caption on negative: Early morning scene over the Dead Sea. On negative: 81. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Baalbek. Interior of the Temple of Bacchus
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Caption on negative: Interior of the Temple of Bacchus. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Southern Palestine. Hafir el-Auja
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Caption on negative: Hafir El-Auja. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Choice set of thirteen slides, illustrating the Sea of Galilee and its...
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Caption on negative: Fishing boats at Bethsaida. On negative sleeve: 12/92. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Jaffa to Jerusalem. Samson's cave - stereocsopic card
Title and date based on information for similar image (LC-M32-A-26). On negative: 2046. Color slide LC-M305-SL1-A-26 was made from this negative. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Palmyra (Tadmor). Pillars in Temple of the Sun
Date from Matson LOT cards. On negative sleeve: x772. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978. Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]
Various types, etc. Women selecting straw for baskets
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Caption on negative: Women selecting straw for baskets. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Wild flowers of Palestine. Wild pink onion (Allium trichocoleim Bornm....
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Caption on negative: Wild pink O[...]m trichocoleum Bo. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Northern views. The old mosque at Tiberias
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Caption on negative: Old mosque at Tiberias. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Costumes, characters, etc. Dancing dervishes in procession Nebi Musa p...
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Caption on negative: [?] Dervishes in procession. On negative sleeve: 12/94. Identified as Nebi Musa procession based on captions for negatives... More
Via Dolorosa, beginning at St. Stephen's Gate. Pilgrims carrying cross...
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Caption on negative: Pilgrims carrying cross on Via Dolorosa. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Via Dolorosa, beginning at St. Stephen's Gate. Interior of Fourth Stat...
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. On negative: 4-A. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Palmyra (Tadmor). Near view of Turkish castle
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. On negative: 784 (crossed out), X51. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Egyptian views; Thebes. Great hypostyle hall in Temple of Rameses i.e....
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Caption on negative: Great hypostyle hall in Temple of Rameses [i.e., Ramses] III, Medinet Habu, Thebes. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Epis... More
Northern views. Looking south from Rama
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Caption on negative: Looking so[uth?]. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Church of the Holy Sepulchre and surroundings. Ancient tombs found in ...
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Caption on negative: Ancient Tombs found in the Chu[...]. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Northern views. Garden of the hospice Bethsaida
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Identified as Bethsaida based on captions for negatives with neighboring numbers. Caption on negative: Garden of the hospice. Date from Matson ... More
Bethlehem and surroundings. Carved ornaments of the wooden door Church...
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Caption on negative: Carved Ornaments of the [...]. Identified as Church of the Nativity based on captions for negatives with neighboring numbe... More
Temple area, Mosque of Omar i.e., Dome of the Rock, etc. No. 4 details...
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Caption continues from catalog: Cyclorama, in eight parts, of the mosaics in the drum of the mosque. Caption on negative: No. 5 Details of the ... More
Valleys of Jehoshaphat and Hinnom. Jewish cemetery on slopes of Olivet
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Caption on negative: Jewish tombs on slopes of Olivet. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
The terrible plague of locusts in Palestine, March-June 1915. Exercisi...
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Caption on negative: Exercising the wings. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
The investiture by H.R.H. the Duke of Connaught. Decorated Generals Al...
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Caption on negative: Decorated generals, Allenby and Chetwode in the foreground. Date based on caption for similar image in LOT 13827, p. 21, n... More
Mount of Olives and Gethsemane. Bethpage i.e., Bethphage from Olivet s...
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Around the city wall Jerusalem. Damascus Gate. Bedouins unloading whea...
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. On negative: Art 61, LL, P. 14. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Bethlehem and surroundings. Evening on road to Bethlehem, camel-rider ...
Date from Matson LOT cards. On negative: See 3060, 3060-A, 5077 [crossed out]. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978. Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]
Damascus and environs. Damascus. El Meidan. The 'Panhandle' street of ...
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides .[1936?]. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Hebron and surroundings. Machpelah enclosure showing Herodian Wall. Ch...
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Newer Jerusalem and suburbs. King David Hotel. The main lounge
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
The fourth pyramid of Gizeh, etc. (recently discovered). The fourth Py...
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Beersheba and surroundings. (Beer Saba). Beersheba. Sheik Hamd el Sane
Title from Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?] misidentifies sitter as "Hussein Abu Sitte. Paramount sheik of Tarabin tribe." Depicted is Sheik Hamd el Sane. (Source: researcher Dr. S. Abu Sit... More
People in street, Italian Hospital in background, Jerusalem
(Source: researcher N. Lavsky). Title in list, Matson Collection negative numbers 14565-15108: Arab-Jew riots, 1920. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Jebeil (Biblos). Large sarcophagus at Biblos
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
The Keren Hayesod. Agricultural colonies on Plain of Esdraelon. "The E...
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Snow in Jerusalem, 1921. Man with box on sled
Title from neg. sleeve. Caption from list, Matson collection negative numbers 14565-15108: Jerusalem, new city. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
H.S. i.e., Herbert Samuel at Amman
Title from: list, Matson Collection negative numbers 13816-13914. Caption continues from catalog: April 17-19, 1921. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Balfour, Allenby & Samuel, Israel, Matson photograph collection
Creator name based on date. Title from negative sleeve. On negative sleeve: XB430. Guide card: Balfour visit. On guide card: 1921. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Tomb of the Crusader d'Aubigny. Placing stone marker Church of the Hol...
Photo shows the tombstone of crusader Philip d'Aubigny at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, which was moved and protected with a grille in 1925. (Source: researchers T. Bolen and T. Powers, 2009 an... More
Egyptian camel tranport passing over Olivet
Title and date based on caption for similar image in LOT 13827, p. 19, no. 57 (http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsca.13290) Similar image in LOT 13846, p. 57, no. 29 (http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsca.18417) Title ... More
Excavations at Tell Beit Mirsim (Kirjath-Sepher) 1926. Looking south f...
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Caption continues from catalog: Conducted by President M.G. Kyle for Xenia Theological Seminary and Dr. W.F. Albright for the American School o... More
Jerusalem Waterworks, Israel, Matson photograph collection
Creator name based on date. Title from guide card. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Notables: Princess Ileana of Romania, Earl of Luton, Crown Prince of A...
Creator name based on date. Title from guide card. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Sect.i.e., secretary of commerce, U.S.A.? 22nd, 1930
Creator name based on date. Title from negative. Guide card: Notables: Princess Ileana of Romania, Earl of Luton, Crown Prince of Abyssinia, Arch Bishop of Canterbury, Latin Patriach Alfonso XIII of Spain. Gift... More
Air views of Palestine. Flying south over the Jordan Rift. Jordan with...
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Caption continues from catalog: Air route from the Sea of Galilee following the Jordan Valley down to the Dead Sea, Jericho, etc. Gift; Episcop... More
Air views of Palestine. Various points of interest around Jerusalem. J...
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Flight to Ma'an el-Hadj, Petra, Wadi Rum and Akaba. Nageb area. Weird ...
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
10632 at the palace etc., Baghdad, British officers
Title from negative sleeve. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978. The American Colony in Jerusalem was a Christian utopian community that was established in Jerusalem in the late 19th century. The community was founded ... More
Street in Kufa, Israel, Matson photograph collection
Title from negative. Caption on negative sleeve: Iraq, street in Kufa. On negative sleeve: Dup. films. Taken between Sept. 26 and Oct. 12, 1932. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Newer Jerusalem and suburbs. The city & Olivet from Y.M.C.A. tower
Photograph shows aerial view of buildings including the French consulate general (center-left) from the west. Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Yemenite Rabbi Avram arrayed for prayer, waiting with shofar in hand t...
Title and date from: photographer's logbook: Matson Registers, v. 1, [1934-1939]. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Dome over Greek Orth. i.e., Orthodox Cathedral braced for reinforcemen...
Title and date from: photographer's logbook: Matson Registers, v. 1, [1934-1939]. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Mosaic floor in Ch. i.e., Church of Nativity. Bethlehem
Title and date from: photographer's logbook: Matson Registers, v. 1, [1934-1939]. Caption continues from catalog: Last week in June 1934. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Jacob Spafford tablet in Baby Home
Title and date from: photographer's logbook: Matson Registers, v. 1, [1934-1939]. Dup. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Between Hafir el Auja & Kosaina. Camel caravan on the move on way to S...
Title and date from: photographer's logbook: Matson Registers, v. 1, [1934-1939]. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Decontamination activity. A.R.P. (air raid precaution) in Jerusalem. A...
Title and date from: photographer's logbook: Matson Registers, v. 1, [1934-1939]. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Jerusalem Y.M.C.A. activities. Swimming pool, boys' day
Title and date from: photographer's logbook: Matson Registers, v. 1, [1934-1939]. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Egypt. Tomb near the Great Pyramid
Title and date from: photographer's logbook: Matson Registers, v. 1, [1934-1939]. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Garden of Gethsemane seen through fog from across the valley
Title and date from: photographer's logbook: Matson Registers, v. 1, [1934-1939]. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Tel Aviv Zoo. Hyena (Tamed, each day takes a walk in courtyard of inst...
Title and date from: photographer's logbook: Matson Registers, v. 1, [1934-1939]. Caption continues from catalog: Specimen from Hills of Judea. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
The Citadel from the east. Entrance to Citadel on east side
Title and date from: photographer's logbook: Matson Registers, v. 1, [1934-1939]. Caption continues from catalog: Towers of David & Hippicus. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Bethlehem, from the s. west with camel
Caption on transparency sleeve: Bethlehem & flowers. On transparency sleeve: Dup films. On box label: Bethlehem & flowers. Film type: Gelatin silver transparency on film. (Source: Library of Congress Conservati... More
High Commisioners. Coming & departing. H.E. (i.e., His Excellency) the...
Title and date from: photographer's logbook: Matson Registers, v. 1, [1934-1939]. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Levant fair, 1934, Tel Aviv. Eric Matson public domain photograph coll...
Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978. Title from: list, Matson collection negative numbers 14565-15108.
Levant fair, 1934, Tel Aviv. Eric Matson public domain photograph coll...
Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978. Title from: list, Matson collection negative numbers 14565-15108.
Jewish factories in Palestine on Plain of Sharon & along the coast to ...
Title and date from: photographer's logbook: Matson Registers, v. 1, [1934-1939]. Two photos are on one glass plate: left half shows LC-M32-10529-A; right half shows LC-M32-10529-B. Left image taken March 1939.... More
Jerusalem Water Works. Pipeline near Roman road below Girvat Saul
Title and date from: photographer's logbook: Matson Registers, v. 1, [1934-1939]. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Bethlehem. From the east, showing Shepherds Fields, figure seated
Title and date from: photographer's logbook: Matson Registers, v. 1, [1934-1939]. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Ancient pathway to Bethlehem along Roman aqueduct
Title and date from: photographer's logbook: Matson Registers, v. 1, [1934-1939]. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Close of Orthodox Jew in crowd Maccabee football game
Title and date from: photographer's logbook: Matson Registers, v. 1, [1934-1939]. Maccabee football game identified from captions of neighboring negatives (LC-M33-10432 and LC-M33-10433). Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Solomon's Pools & ancient aqueducts. Section of Arrub aqueduct along A...
Title and date from: photographer's logbook: Matson Registers, v. 1, [1934-1939]. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
New Allenby Bridge over Jordan, showing old bridge also
Title and date from: photographer's logbook: Matson Registers, v. 1, [1934-1939]. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Museum (Rockefeller) in Jerusalem. Museum. Telephoto from Mount of Oli...
Title and date from: photographer's logbook: Matson Registers, v. 1, [1934-1939]. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Jews' wailing place, Israel, Matson photograph collection
Title and date from: photographer's logbook: Matson Registers, v. 1, [1934-1939]. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.