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Photographs of the West Bank, Jordan, and Syria
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
|---|---|
| Spatial Coverage | West Bank Jordan Syria |
| Description | Photographs show John D. Whiting's trips in the Middle East region in 1936 and 1937. Whiting, a member of the American Colony in Jerusalem, worked as a tour guide, businessman, writer, and photographer. Photographs show Mar Saba monastery (West Bank), Bedouins and castles in Jordan, and the Crusader fortress of Krak des Chevaliers in Syria. Individuals depicted include Edmund (Wilson) Whiting, Grace Whiting, Geo Asfar, Joshua Simon, Bedouin Sheik Majid, Sheik Salim Abu es Ghanam, and others. Album page image number 2-11 (p. 1-10) Photographs include: Edmund (Wilson) Whiting and others riding on donkeys in Jerusalem, and Mar Saba monastery including icon painting of Jacob's Dream, aerial view of Mar Saba, doorway with monk and "fellah" looking out, blind Bedouin at a gate, priest door keeper locking gate, descent into monastery, central court, tomb, grated window for receiving food, the stairway, women's tower, Mar Saba belfry, early morning silhouette, chains of bells stretched to rock across from the church, and close up of bells. Album page image number 12-21 (p. 11-20) Photographs include: Mar Saba monastery including cliff with monks' cells, St. Sabra's cell and valley, monastery from near library tower, St. Sabra's date palm, cells under overhanging rock and women's tower, guest room, library tower, monk drawing from cistern, bird drinking, the old copper bucket, garden, church from great arcade, church by moonlight, stairwell to cell, court and refectory, and stairs from St. John's tomb to tower. Album page image number 22-31 (p. 21-30) Photographs include: Mar Saba belfry with buttresses on south side, Dorman, Joshua Simon and Wilson Whiting; Wilson Whiting drawing using Simon's back to support the board, party riding up to Din Adu Abeid, Wilson Whiting and his pack of drawing materials on a donkey, watering sheep at well, camels at Louizi's(?) tents, Sheik Majid's tent and horses, early morning in Sheik Majid's tent, Wilson Whiting drawing Sheik Salim Abu es Ghanam and coffee makers, and portraits of Sheik Salim Abu es Ghanam. Album page image number 32-41 (p. 31-40) Photographs include: Kasr Khorani (Qaṣr Kharāna, Jordan) including the exterior from a distance, the entrance gate, court, apsidal end, empty corners, corner arch, sisters (nuns) making drawings, interior showing triple pillars and three arches, corner arch and south chamber, a cross vault with four squares, small room off west chamber, and a doorway. Album page image number 42-54 (p. 41-53) Photographs include: Kasr Amra (Qusayr ʻAmrah, Jordan) including views from the northwest and south, barrell vaults and arches in main hall, frescoes of zodiac in dome, frescoes in bath and barrell vault; Krak des Chevaliers (Syria) including views from the monastery of St. George and from the village, towers of southwest corner, west towers and wall, the water aqueduct, the south square tower and inscription, the tunnel-like entrance, the tower with lions, the court and King's tower, Grace Whiting and Geo Asfar in window, the banquet hall of the knights of the inner keep, the refectory, the moat and round towers, and view looking down into moat from queen's tower. |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Language | English |
| Part of Series | Groups of Images (LOTs) |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Towers--West Bank--1930-1940. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Mar Saba (Monastery)--1930-1940. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Tribal chiefs--Jordan--1930-1940. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Qaṣr Kharāna (Jordan)--1930-1940. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Krak des Chevaliers (Qalʻat al-Ḥiṣn, Syria)--1930-1940. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Bedouins--Jordan--1930-1940. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Forts & fortifications--Syria--1930-1940. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Syria--1930-1940. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Jordan--1930-1940. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Whiting, Grace Spafford. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Murals--Syria--1930-1940. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Camps--Jordan--1930-1940. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Whiting, Edmund Wilson. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | American Colony (Jerusalem)--People--1930-1940. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Monks--West Bank--1930-1940. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Camels--Jordan--1930-1940. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Qusayr ʻAmrah (Jordan : Dwelling)--1930-1940. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Priests--West Bank--1930-1940. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Castles & palaces--Jordan--1930-1940. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Monasteries--West Bank--1930-1940. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Monasteries--Syria--1930-1940. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Towers--Syria--1930-1940. |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
