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Glass Slide of the House of Namaan (Damasus, Syria)

Description: A glass slide showing a photograph of Arab people in ruins identified as the House of Namaan, in Damascus, Syria. According to 2 Kings 5, Naaman the Aramean was a commander of the armies of Ben-Hadad II, the king of Aram-Damascus, during the time of Joram, king of Israel. Yet he was afflicted with leprosy. The photograph is numbered No. 403, and was likely taken by a member of the American Colony, in Jerusalem, Israel.
Date: [1882..1929]
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Glass Slide of the Potter's Field (Jerusalem, Israel)

Description: A glass slide showing a photograph of the Potter’s Field, in Jerusalem, Israel. The Potter's Field is of Biblical origin, and is also called Akeldama, bought by the high priests of Jerusalem for the burial of strangers, criminals, and the poor. It was paid for with the coins that had been paid to Judas Iscariot for his betrayal of Jesus (Matthew 27:3-27:8). On the frame of the slide is printed "T.H. McAllister, Manufacturing Optician, 49 Nassau St., New York. On the reverse, the slide is number… more
Date: [1882..1929]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Glass Slide of the "Street Called Straight" (Damascus, Syria), No. 5817a

Description: A glass slide showing a photograph of the "Street Called Straight," in Damascus, Syria. The street was mentioned in the Biblcal story of the conversion of Saul (Acts 9:11). On the frame of the slide is printed "T.H. McAllister, Manufacturing Optician, 49 Nassau Street, New York." On the reverse, the slide is numbered 5817a.
Date: [1882..1929]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Glass Slide of Three Men on Horseback crossing Plain of Esdraelon (Valley of Jezreel)

Description: A glass slide showing a photograph of three men on horseback crossing the Plain of Esdraelon (Jezreel Valley), located south of the Lower Galilee region in Israel. On the frame of the slide is printed "T.H. McAllister, Manufacturing Optician, 49 Nassau Street, New York." On the reverse, the slide is numbered No. ?288.
Date: [1882..1929]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library
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