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Letter from Jacob Spafford, 15/10/1927

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posted on 2019-08-21, 07:26 authored by Freja Howat-Maxted, Leila Sansour, Jacob NorrisJacob Norris
This is a digital reproduction of a handwritten letter from Jacob Spafford (to Mr Peters?), dated 15 October, 1927. Jacob Spafford was the adopted son of Horatio and Anna Spafford, two of the founding members of the American Colony in Jerusalem.

Mentions the earthquake but also “good news” that the road from Damascus Gate to their house has been paved, as have roads to Jaffa, Bethlehem and Ramallah.

The letter was digitised by the Planet Bethlehem Archive and exists as part of the 1927 Earthquake collection within the Library of Congress project of the Planet Bethlehem Archive.

History

Creator

Jacob Spafford

Contributors

Jacob Spafford

Date

15/10/1927

Type

Photograph

Source

Library of Congress, Washington DC, USA, Prints & Photographs Division.

Language

English

Spatial

31.7814995,35.2249456

Spatial Relation

Damascus Gate

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pb_lc_ear_019271015-0002aa.jpeg, pb_lc_ear_019271015-0002ab.jpeg, pb_lc_ear_019271015-0002ac.jpeg, pb_lc_ear_019271015-0002ad.jpeg

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Library of Congress. No known restrictions on publication.

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