Bethlehem. Street scene. (Street leading to the Church of the Nativity...
Title from: list, Photographic subjects of Bible Lands. Caption on negative: Bethlehem. Street scene. Date based on similar image in LOT 13846, p. 5, no. 3 (http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsca.18417) Gift; Episco... More
Around the Dead Sea (Bahr Lut). 'Ain Jiddy looking south
Title from: Catalogue of photographs made by the American Colony ... 1914. Caption on negative sleeve: The Dead Sea. On negative sleeve: Similar to 1223 p. 383 vol. II looking south from Ain Jiddy. Similar imag... More
Jerusalem (El-Kouds). Garden of Gethsemane, interior
Title from: Catalogue of photographs made by the American Colony ... 1914. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Northern views. Ruins of Kadesh Naphtali American Colony, Jerusalem
Title from: Catalogue of photographs made by the American Colony ... 1914. Caption on negative: Ruins of Kadesh Nephtali. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Famous religious paintings. The Sorrowful Mother, from Coreggio, in Ch...
Title from: Catalogue of photographs made by the American Colony ... 1914. Caption on negative sleeve: Painting. On negative sleeve: B389. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Wife of a Bedouin chief holding sword
Title from negative sleeve. Original title from Catalogue of photographs made by the American Colony ... 1914: Costumes and characters, etc. Bust of a Bedouin woman. On negative sleeve: See M32-635 (same, p. 26... More
Costumes and characters, etc. Girls of Ramallah
Title from: Catalogue of photographs made by the American Colony ... 1914. Caption on negative sleeve: 2 in A.C. [i.e., American Colony] yard. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Petra. Panorama of mountains of Petra, in three sections American Colo...
Title from: Catalogue of photographs made by the American Colony ... 1914. Caption continues from catalog: I. Copy print verso: Panorama of the mountains of Petra, Jordan. Center section. Center section of pano... More
East of Jordan and the Dead Sea. The forum at Jerash American Colony, ...
Title from: Catalogue of photographs made by the American Colony ... 1914. Caption on negative: Jerash, forum. On negative: 743. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Baalbek (Heliopolis), etc. Cedars in the Lebanon
Title from: Catalogue of photographs made by the American Colony ... 1914. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Jaffa (Joppa) and environs. Sailing vessel among the rocks
Title from: Catalogue of photographs made by the American Colony ... 1914. Caption on negative: Sailing vessel among the rocks, Jaffa. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Around the Dead Sea (Bahr Lut). Mouth of the River Arnon looking east
Title from: Catalogue of photographs made by the American Colony ... 1914. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Sea of Galilee (Tiberias?) - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.
Title from negative sleeve. Date based on similar image in LOT 13846, p. 61, no. 31 (http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsca.18417) Guide card: Tiberias & Sea of Galilee. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Famous religious paintings. The Agony in the Garden, by Repen, in Russ...
Title from: Catalogue of photographs made by the American Colony ... 1914. Caption on negative sleeve: Painting. On negative sleeve: B386. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978. The Agony in the Garden refers to the even... More
Northern views. Country of the Gadarenes
Title from: Catalogue of photographs made by the American Colony ... 1914. Caption on negative: Country of the Gadarenes. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Baalbek (Heliopolis), etc. Columns of Temple of Bacchus
Title from: Catalogue of photographs made by the American Colony ... 1914. On negative: 31. Similar image in LOT 13847, p. 57, no. 28 (http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsca.18419) 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.
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.
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.
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
Jerusalem (El-Kouds). Jerusalem from Gordon's Calvary
Title from: Catalogue of photographs made by the American Colony ... 1914. Caption on negative sleeve: N.W. section of Jerus. [i.e., Jerusalem] From Gordon's Calvary with garden encl[osure] of Garden Tomb in F.... More
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.
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.
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.
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
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; 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.
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.
To Sinai via the Red Sea, Tor, and Wady Hebran. Monastery of St. Kathe...
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Caption on negative: Monastery of St. Katherine from the east. Photograph taken from the slopes of Gebel El Dier (Selib-Baraka) to the north of... More
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
Palmyra. The Turkish castle. The south tower
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Caption on negative: Turkish castle, south side; note scale of figure on rock. On negative: X53. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Damascus and environs. Damascus. One of the city squares
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. On negative: 3687 (crossed out). Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Carmel and Haifa. Haifa and the bay from lower Carmel
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Caption continues from catalog: Panorama sect. II. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Beduin i.e., Bedouin man - stereocsopic card
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
Northern views. Ain Tabgha. Site of first century church
Photo shows a Byzantine church from approximately the 5th century. Identification as "first century church" in title is not correct. (Source: researchers T. Bolen and T. Powers, 2009) Title from: Catalogue of p... More
Hebron and surroundings. Machpelah. Cenotaph of Isaac showing distinct...
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Caption continues from catalog: X 7. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Northern views. A Nazareth maiden. Dressed in antique brocade
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
H.S. i.e., Herbert Samuel at Jewish colony, July 1920
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
Aftermath of bomb damage? - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.
Title in list, Matson Collection negative numbers 14565-15108: Arab-Jew riots, 1920. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Jaffa (Joppa) and environs. Street near the landing place
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. On negative: A4 (crossed out). Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Snow in Jerusalem, 1921. Arab women in snow near tent
Title from neg. sleeve. Caption from list, Matson collection negative numbers 14565-15108: Jerusalem, new city. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Lord Balfour at the opening of Hebrew University
Standing in row, left to right: Lord Balfour, High Commissioner Herbert Samuel, Chancellor of Hebrew University Judah L. Magnes; and Chaim Weizmann. (Source: researcher N. Lavsky, 2007). (Source: researchers T... More
Excavations at Tell Beit Mirsim (Kirjath-Sepher) 1926. Great high plac...
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
Excavations at Tell el-Nasbeh, "Mizpah?" Old cave unearthed
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Caption continues from catalog: Carried on by Dean Badè of the Pacific School of Religion, in 1926. Caption on negative: Old cave unearthed. Da... More
Palestine events. The earthquake of July 11, 1927. Shattered remains o...
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. On negative: 25. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Haifa, 1927, Israel, Matson photograph collection
Creator name based on date. Title from negative sleeve. Guide card: Haifa. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.