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St. John's Convent, 07/1927

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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 an image held in the Library of Congress.

The photograph shows damage caused by the earthquake of 11 July, 1927, to the Monastery of St John the Baptist, located on the Jordan River, a short distance east of Jericho.

This image exists as part of the 1927 Earthquake collection within the Library of Congress project of the Planet Bethlehem Archive.

History

Project

https://figshare.com/projects/Library_of_Congress/26557

Collection

https://doi.org/10.25377/sussex.c.4259648

Contributors

American Colony (Jerusalem). Photo Dept., photographer

Date

07/1927

Type

Digital scan of image: 1 negative : glass, dry plate ; 4 x 5 in.

Source

Library of Congress, Washington DC, USA, Prints & Photographs Division, reproduction number: LC-DIG-matpc-10446 (digital file from original photo)

Language

English

Spatial

31.8373834,35.5464602

Spatial Relation

Jericho, Dead Sea, Monastery of St John the Baptist

Identifier

pb_lc_ear_019270700-0012aa.tiff

Rights

Library of Congress. No known restrictions on publication.

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Keywords

1927 Earthquake American Colony in Jerusalem 1927 Earthquake collection Jericho Dead Sea Middle Eastern and African History Middle Eastern and North African history

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CC BY 4.0

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