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Glass Slide of Valley of Ajalon (Israel)

Description: A glass slide showing a photograph of the Valley of Ajalon, on the West Bank in Israel. The valley is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible (Joshua 10) as the place where the sun stood still for a full day and Joshua defeated the five kings of the Amorites. The photograph is numbered No. 27.
Date: [1882..1929]
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Glass Slide of Mountain of Beatitudes

Description: A glass slide showing a photograph of the Mountain of Beatitudes, traditionally thought to be Mount Eremos, located on the northwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee, between Capernaum and Gennesaret, near Tabgha. On the frame of the slide is printed "T. H. McAllister, 49 Nassau St, New York." On hte reverse, the slide is numbered No. 6385.
Date: [1882..1929]
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Glass Slide of "Swiss Hamlet Near Eternal Snows"

Description: A glass slide showing a 1901 photograph showing a woman and children in front of a Swiss hamlet with snow-covered mountains in the background. On the reverse of the slide is a label with a handwritten note that reads "Swiss hamlet near eternal snows. Switzerland." The location is probably Saas-fee, the main village in the Saas Valley, in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On the frame of the slide is printed "Neg. No. 1800, copyrighted 1901 by Underwood & Underwood, Ne… more
Date: 1901
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library
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