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Glass Slide of the Brook and Gorge of Cherith (Israel)

Description: A glass slide showing a photograph titled "Brook and gorge of Cherith." The photograph, numbered No. 238, shows two Arab men sitting on the edge of the gorge. The brook is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible (1 Kings 17:3) as the site where the prophet Elijah hid himself and was fed by ravens during the early part of the three years' drought which he announced to King Ahab.
Date: [1882..1929]
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Glass Slide of a General View of Nazareth (Israel)

Description: Glass slide image of the village of Nazareth (Israel) on the slope on a hill, taken from a slightly higher elevation, with visible buildings as well as green spaces and roads. In the foreground, a person riding a donkey or mule is stopped in the middle of a dirt road. A printed label at the top of the slide says, "American Colony, Jerusalem." and a handwritten label at the bottom says, "345. General View of Nazareth."
Date: [1882..1929]
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Glass Slide of Capernaum (Israel)

Description: A glass slide showing a photograph of the site of Capernaum, an extinct fishing village established during the 2nd century BC, and located on the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee in Israel. The slide is numbered No. 373.
Date: [1882..1929]
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Glass Slide of Men Fishing in the Lake of Tiberius

Description: A glass slide showing a photograph of five men pulling in fishing nets from a boat on the Lake of Tiberius (also known as the Sea of Galilee, Kinnereth, and Lake of Gennesaret) in Israel. The photograph is numbered No. 365, and was likely taken by a member of the American Colony, in Jerusalem.
Date: [1882..1929]
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library
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