1870-1935, English, Photograph edition: Studio portraits of members of the American Colony (Jerusalem), friends, and associates [graphic].

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Physical Description
  • 1 album (27 photographic prints) ; 27 x 21 cm. (album)
Published
  • [between 1870 and 1935]
Language
  • English

Edition details

Title
  • Studio portraits of members of the American Colony (Jerusalem), friends, and associates [graphic].
Other Creators
  • American Colony (Jerusalem). Photo Dept. (photographer.)
Published
  • [between 1870 and 1935]
Physical Description
  • 1 album (27 photographic prints) ; 27 x 21 cm. (album)
Part Of
  • Visual materials from the papers of John D. Whiting
Subjects
Summary
  • Photographs show members of the American Colony, a Christian community in Jerusalem founded by immigrants from the United States and Sweden. Included are Anna Spafford with daughters Grace (Spafford) Whiting and Bertha (Spafford) Vester, Grace (Spafford) Whiting with Esrohee Krikorian, John D. Whiting and his sister Ruth with Flora (Naseef) Page, Grace (Spafford) Whiting, and Bertha (Spafford) Vester; David Whiting, Spafford Whiting, Jacob Spafford, adopted son of Horatio and Anna Spafford; Nellie (Nannie) with Horatio, Tanetta, and Anna Grace Vester; and portraits of the Spafford children who died in the shipwreck of the S.S. Ville de Havre in 1873. Also included are Faidi al-Alami with his two children Na'amite and Musa Bey, Juad Husseini, Mary Hornstein, and two unidentified men wearing fezes.
Biography
  • Some of the photographs were created by the photographers of the American Colony Photo Department, located in Jerusalem. Founded in the late 1890s by Elijah Meyers, the photo agency was headed during its heyday (ca. 1903-1933) by Lewis Larsson, whose staff photographers included Erik Lind, Lars Lind, Furman Baldwin, and G. Eric Matson. It transitioned into the Matson Photo Service around 1934, with photography by Matson, Hanna Safieh, Joseph H. Giries, and others. John D. Whiting contributed periodically to the work of both agencies. For more information see: http:/​/​lcweb2.loc.gov/​pp/​matpchtml/​matpcac.html.
Notes
  • Other photographers include Garabed Krikorian, Jerusalem; Harold Climo, St. John, New Brunswick; and Wilson, Chicago.
  • Album unpaginated, album page numbers supplied by Library staff. Pages 4-6, 13, and 24 are blank.
  • Album has brown leather cover with embossed leaf pattern.
  • Photographs include gelatin silver and albumen prints. Some are on cabinet card mounts.
  • LOT title devised by Library staff.
  • John D. Whiting's diaries, correspondence, and other materials are located in the Library of Congress Manuscript Division (Papers of John D. Whiting).
  • Transfer Manuscript Division 2006 (DLC/​PP-2006:051:18)
  • Forms part of: Visual materials from the papers of John D. Whiting (Library of Congress)
Access Conditions
  • For reference access, please use the digital images in the online catalog to preserve the fragile original items.
Terms of Use
  • No known restrictions on publication.
Language
  • English
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