4,424 West bank, Israel Images: LOC's Public Domain Archive Public Domain Search

View of Hebron, Israel, Matson photograph collection

(Source: researchers T. Bolen and T. Powers, 2009) Caption from neigboring negative (LC-M36-452) in Catalogue of photographs made by the American Colony ... 1914: Bethlehem (Beit-Lahm) and surroundings. Genera... More

Bethlehem (Beit-Lahm) and surroundings. Bethlehem and Frank Mountain A...

Title from: Catalogue of photographs made by the American Colony ... 1914. Caption on negative: Bethlehem and Frank Mountain. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.

Ramallah woman - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Public domain photograph of 1920s Israel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bethlehem (Beit-Lahm) and surroundings. General view of Bethlehem

Title from: Catalogue of photographs made by the American Colony ... 1914. Caption on negative sleeve: Bethlehem. On negative: 5272. On negative sleeve: 5272. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.

Native home near Beth. i.e., Bethlehem

Title from negative sleeve. Taken either by the American Colony Photo Department or its successor, the Matson Photo Service. Guide card: Bethlehem. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.

Ramallah woman - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Ruth series. Beit Sahur & Bethlehem. Harvesting, etc

Title from guide card. Taken either by the American Colony Photo Department or its successor, the Matson Photo Service. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.

Bethlehem--upper and lower - 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.

Caravansary with Solomon's Pools, from the west

(Source: researchers T. Bolen and T. Powers, 2009 and similar Matson negative: LC-M32-213-[B]) On paper label: "Caravanserie." Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.

Southern Palestine. Ruins on summit of Frank Mountain.

Public domain photograph of 1920s Israel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Weli of Budrieh at Sherafat and the preparing of a sacrifice. Smearing...

Title based on caption for similar image (LC-M32-750). Title from: list, Matson Collection negative numbers 12961-13944: Mos. sacrifice ceremony. Caption on negative sleeve: Removed from Matson's "Arab types" ... More

Road to Jericho, Jordan, etc. Sea-level on the Jericho Road

Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.

Bethlehem and surroundings. Same window cleaned [Church of the Nativit...

Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Caption on negative: Same window cleaned. Identified as Church of the Nativity based on captions for negatives with neighboring numbers. Date f... More

Bethlehem and surroundings. The Milk Grotto

Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Caption on negative: The Milk Grotto. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.

Bethlehem and surroundings. Shepherd's Field and Bethlehem

Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Caption on negative: Shepherds' Field from Bethlehem. On negative sleeve: S. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.

Mount of Olives, Bethany, etc. Tomb of Lazarus

Picryl description: Public domain image of a romantic landscape with ruins, historical building, classical architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Peasant family of Ramallah. Bauren-familie von Ramallah / American Col...

Ramallah family of six including men, women, and children, standing outside doorway of stone building. On recto mount label: Original negative LC-M361-618. No. 618. On mount label: Palestine, Jerusalem, peasan... More

[View from the Russian Tower on Mount of Olives (Jerusalem), looking e...

Public domain photograph of 1920s Israel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Environs of Jerusalem. El Kubeibeh. Garden of the German hospice

Picryl description: Public domain image of a park, trees, outdoors, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Environs of Jerusalem. El Kubeibeh. Franciscan church. Main aisle of r...

Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Nablus Middle East photographs, American Colony Jerusalem

Taken either by the American Colony Photo Department or its successor, the Matson Photo Service. Title from negative sleeve. On negative: 15. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.

Excavations at Tell el-Nasbeh, "Mizpah?" Gang of workmen excavating

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: Gang of workmen excava... More

Imperial Airways plane, Israel, Matson photograph collection

Title from negative sleeve. Ceremony at Kalendia Aerodrome near Ramallah to christen a de Havilland "Hercules" airliner of the Imperial Airways as the "City of Jerusalem." British High Commissioner Lord Plumer ... More

Palestine events. The 1929 riots, August 23 to 31. Jewish home plunder...

Public domain photograph, 1930s-1940s Jerusalem, Palestine, History of Israel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Return of H.E. [i.e., His Excellency] from London, Sunday Oct. 16, '38...

Public domain photograph, 1930s-1940s Jerusalem, Palestine, History of Israel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Return of H.E. from London, Sunday Oct. 16, '38. Sir Harold MacMichael...

Public domain photograph, 1930s-1940s Jerusalem, Palestine, History of Israel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Air views of Palestine. Various points of interest around Jerusalem. B...

Public domain photograph, 1930s-1940s Jerusalem, Palestine, History of Israel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Air views of Palestine. Various points of interest around Jerusalem. B...

Public domain photograph, 1930s-1940s Jerusalem, Palestine, History of Israel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Air views of Palestine. Air route following the old Jerusalem-Jericho ...

Public domain photograph, 1930s-1940s Jerusalem, Palestine, History of Israel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Air views of Palestine. Bethlehem and surroundings. Bethlehem. Showing...

Public domain photograph, 1930s-1940s Jerusalem, Palestine, History of Israel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Air views of Palestine. Air route over Cana of Galilee, Nazareth, Plai...

Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.

Arab Women's Union of Ramallah. Spinning, spooling & weaving

Public domain photograph of bank building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Radio masts, Ramallah. Radio masts & station

Public domain photograph of 1920s Israel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Broadcasting towers at Ramallah, gen[eral] view

Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

British Military Camp at klm. 41, Lubban-Nablus Rd. General view of Br...

Title and date from: photographer's logbook: Matson Registers, v. 1, [1934-1939]. Caption continues from catalog: Sept. 16, '38. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.

Arab Women's Union of Ramallah. Close up of a girl weaving cloth on a ...

Public domain photograph of laboratory, scientist, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Yatta political drama, Dec. 18, '38

Title and date from: photographer's logbook: Matson Registers, v. 1, [1934-1939]. From catalog: Duplicate films. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.

Yatta political drama, Dec. 18, '38

Title and date from: photographer's logbook: Matson Registers, v. 1, [1934-1939]. From catalog: Duplicate films. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.

Palestine disturbances 1936. Body of a Hebronite shot in the Old City,...

Title and date from: photographer's logbook: Matson Registers, v. 1, [1934-1939]. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.

Ramallah, Quaker Mission School. Photographed in 1937

Picryl description: Public domain photograph group portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Ramallah, Quaker Mission School. Photographed in 1937

Picryl description: Public domain image of ethnic group, people gathering, anthropology, colonies, exotic, indigenous people, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Neby Mousa [i.e., Nebi Musa], 1937; at shrine and J'lem. [i.e., Jerusa...

Photograph shows procession at the shrine of Nebi Musa. 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

The airplane engagement over Ramallah on Sat. Oct. 1st 1938 against Ar...

Public domain photograph, 1930s-1940s Jerusalem, Palestine, History of Israel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Jenin, Sept. 3, 1938. The main Jerusalem Galilee highway running throu...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an old ancient city, historic place, stone building architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Jericho entertainment by the Palestine Broadcasting Service. Rais Aref...

Public domain photograph of Jerusalem, Israel, Palestine, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Hebron hospital, (Dr. Walker) from the west

Title and date from: photographer's logbook: Matson Registers, v. 2, [1940-1946]. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.

Jericho entertainment by the Palestine Broadcasting Service. The mayor...

Public domain photograph, 1930s-1940s Jerusalem, Palestine, History of Israel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Blind school in Hebron. Class of older boys reading braille

Title and date from: photographer's logbook: Matson Registers, v. 2, [1940-1946]. Caption continues from catalog: Taken July 3rd 1940. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.

Mr. Keith Roach's dinner to Mukhtars at Emmaus. Large group

Title and date from: photographer's logbook: Matson Registers, v. 2, [1940-1946]. Caption continues from catalog: Sept. 15, '41. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.

Solomon's pools becomes a picnic & swimming resort. Taking a dive into...

Title and date from: photographer's logbook: Matson Registers, v. 2, [1940-1946]. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.

Arab recruits in Nablus, May 6, '41

Title and date from: photographer's logbook: Matson Registers, v. 2, [1940-1946]. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.

Bethlehem from the south, Israel

Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978. Title and date from: photographer's logbook: Matson Registers, v. 2, [1940-1946].

Jericho and Dead Sea area and River Jordan. Qumran: Close-up of sectio...

Title from: Matson color slides and filmstrips of Bible Lands ... , the Matson Photo Service. On slide mount: Qumran: Close-up of section of Dead Sea scroll from "The Habakkuk Commentary". On slide mount: Copyr... More

Southern Palestine, Hebron, Beersheba and Gaza area. Hebron, David's P...

Public domain photograph of color slide, Israel, Palestine, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Northward from Jerusalem. Hill of Tibna, Timnath. General 38:12-14, Jo...

Public domain photograph of color slide, Israel, Palestine, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Jaffa to Jerusalem. Ascent to Beth Horon

Public domain photograph of color slide, Israel, Palestine, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Types and character, etc. Ramallah woman in native costume

Photograph shows a portrait of Fahra Tzahak Fadeh. (Source: R. Hardiman, In the footsteps of Abraham, 2008) Title from: Matson color slides and filmstrips of Bible Lands ... , the Matson Photo Service. On slide... More

Caves of Qumran where Dead Sea scrolls were found

Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978. Negative found with letter from Hanna Safieh to Eric Matson (16 Sept. 1958). Copy of letter in P&P Matson Collection File, original in G. Eric Matson and Edith Matson papers, 1908-1... More

Diary in photos, vol. IV, 1938 - Public domain portrait print

Photographs show John D. Whiting's trips around the Middle East region from June 30 to Dec. 31, 1938. Whiting, a member of the American Colony in Jerusalem, worked as a tour guide, businessman, writer, and pho... More

Members and activities of the American Colony (Jerusalem)

Photographs show members of the American Colony, a Christian community in Jerusalem founded by immigrants from the United States and Sweden. Includes photographs of American Colony leader Anna Spafford and her ... More

Members and activities of the American Colony (Jerusalem)

Photographs show members of the American Colony, a Christian community in Jerusalem founded by immigrants from the United States and Sweden. Includes photographs of American Colony leader Anna Spafford and her ... More

Members and activities of the American Colony (Jerusalem)

Photographs show members of the American Colony, a Christian community in Jerusalem founded by immigrants from the United States and Sweden. Includes photographs of American Colony leader Anna Spafford and her ... More

Members and activities of the American Colony (Jerusalem)

Photographs show members of the American Colony, a Christian community in Jerusalem founded by immigrants from the United States and Sweden. Includes photographs of American Colony leader Anna Spafford and her ... More

Diary in photos, vol. IV, 1938 - Public domain portrait print

Photographs show John D. Whiting's trips around the Middle East region from June 30 to Dec. 31, 1938. Whiting, a member of the American Colony in Jerusalem, worked as a tour guide, businessman, writer, and pho... More

Diary in photos, vol. IV, 1938 - Public domain portrait print

Photographs show John D. Whiting's trips around the Middle East region from June 30 to Dec. 31, 1938. Whiting, a member of the American Colony in Jerusalem, worked as a tour guide, businessman, writer, and pho... More

Members and activities of the American Colony (Jerusalem)

Photographs show members of the American Colony, a Christian community in Jerusalem founded by immigrants from the United States and Sweden. Includes photographs of American Colony leader Anna Spafford and her ... More

Diary in photos, vol. IV, 1938 - Public domain portrait

Photographs show John D. Whiting's trips around the Middle East region from June 30 to Dec. 31, 1938. Whiting, a member of the American Colony in Jerusalem, worked as a tour guide, businessman, writer, and pho... More

Members and activities of the American Colony (Jerusalem)

Photographs show members of the American Colony, a Christian community in Jerusalem founded by immigrants from the United States and Sweden. Includes photographs of American Colony leader Anna Spafford and her ... More

Diary in photos, vol. IV, 1938 - Public domain portrait print

Photographs show John D. Whiting's trips around the Middle East region from June 30 to Dec. 31, 1938. Whiting, a member of the American Colony in Jerusalem, worked as a tour guide, businessman, writer, and pho... More

Diary in photos, vol. IV, 1938 - Public domain portrait print

Photographs show John D. Whiting's trips around the Middle East region from June 30 to Dec. 31, 1938. Whiting, a member of the American Colony in Jerusalem, worked as a tour guide, businessman, writer, and pho... More

Diary in photos, vol. IV, 1938 - Public domain portrait print

Photographs show John D. Whiting's trips around the Middle East region from June 30 to Dec. 31, 1938. Whiting, a member of the American Colony in Jerusalem, worked as a tour guide, businessman, writer, and pho... More

Diary in photos, vol. IV, 1938 - Public domain portrait print

Photographs show John D. Whiting's trips around the Middle East region from June 30 to Dec. 31, 1938. Whiting, a member of the American Colony in Jerusalem, worked as a tour guide, businessman, writer, and pho... More

Diary in photos, vol. IV, 1938 - Public domain portrait print

Photographs show John D. Whiting's trips around the Middle East region from June 30 to Dec. 31, 1938. Whiting, a member of the American Colony in Jerusalem, worked as a tour guide, businessman, writer, and pho... More

Members and activities of the American Colony (Jerusalem)

Photographs show members of the American Colony, a Christian community in Jerusalem founded by immigrants from the United States and Sweden. Includes photographs of American Colony leader Anna Spafford and her ... More

The Gaza Strip & West Bank : a map folio /

Shows map overviews of economic, historical, political, and ethnic information on the Gaza Strip and West Bank. "January 1994"--P. 2 of cover. Title from cover. Five folded col. maps in pocket: Terrain model of... More