On the way to Jericho (Er-Riha), Jordan, etc. The River Jordan, showin...
Two Arab men by Jordan River, one of them aiming rifle across the river. On mount: Palestine - the Jordan River. On mount: LC-M36-484. On item: The River Jordan. No. 484. Title from: Catalogue of photographs ma... More
Jew of Jerusalem; Jude von Jeusalem; Juif de Jérusalem / American Colo...
Bearded rabbi, half-length portrait, facing slightly left. 1914 cat. no. 554. Handwritten on recto, lower left: American Colony, Jerusalem. On mount label: Original negative LC-M32-540 (neg. badly damaged). Fo... More
Bedouins of the Arakat tribe. Bedouinen vom stamm Arfat. Escorte de Be...
Bedouin men standing and sitting in a rocky area, some armed with rifles, swords, and knives. On mount label: Original negative LC-M36-607 (Neg. only of 3 men on left). Forms part of: G. Eric and Edith Matson ... More
Palestine, transportation, donkey carrying load of roots and twigs for...
Title from item. Forms part of: G. Eric and Edith Matson Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).
Palestine, Jerusalem, Armenian Patriarch
Photo shows the Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem, Harootiun Vehabedian, seated, facing front, wearing hooded vestment, adorned with crosses and other medals on his chest, holding a strand of beads. On Mount: No... More
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
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
Mosque of Omar. Omar Moschee. Mosquée d'Omar / American Colony, Jerusa...
Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem. On mount: #373B no neg. No. 373. Forms part of: G. Eric and Edith Matson Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).
Bust of a Bedouin. Bedouiner. Un Bédouin / American Colony, Jerusalem.
Bedouin man, half-length portrait, facing front, holding a sheathed dagger. Title taken from item. On mount label: Original negative LC-M36-615. Forms part of: G. Eric and Edith Matson Photograph Collection (Li... More
Costumes and characters, etc. Group of old Jews / American Colony, Jer...
Three elderly men holding books. On mount: Palestine Jerusalem Learned Jews. On mount: LC-M36-556. Title from: Catalogue of photographs made by the American Colony ... 1914. Collection profile with information ... More
Endor. Endor. Endur / American Colony, Jerusalem.
People engaged in daily activities outside stone, residential buildings of a section of Ein-dor. On mount label: Original negative LC-M361-817. No. 817. On recto mount label: Palestine, Endor. Handwritten on m... More
[Winston Churchill, "Lawrence of Arabia," and Emir Abdullah walking in...
Original negative: LC-M33-11692. Title and photographer name from caption card. Caption in Matson Registers, v 2. : Churchill, Lawrence & the Emir Abdullah, neg. taken 1921. Reference copy may be in Biog. File.... More
[Mount of Olives, Jerusalem, showing olive and cedar trees, the Basili...
Blind stamp: American Colony, Jerusalem. Forms part of: G. Eric and Edith Matson Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).