The Matson Photograph (G. Eric and Edith) Collection
Held by Library of Congress (LoC)
Reference | US-LoC/LC-M32-14098 |
Title | Temple area, Mosque of Omar [i.e., Dome of the Rock] and Jerusalem |
Dates | [between... |
Dates Start | 1930 |
Dates End | 1935 |
Level of description | Item |
Extend and medium | 1 negative : glass, dry plate; 5x7 in. |
Repository | Library of Congress (LoC) |
Name of creator(s) | The Matson Photo Service (MPS) |
Description | View of the Maghreb district to the east, early 1930s |
Sources | http://www.archives.openjerusalem.org/index.php/temple-area-mosque-of-omar-i-e-dome-of-the-rock-and-jerusalem?sf_culture=en |
Reference | US-LoC/MATPC |
Title | The Matson Photograph (G. Eric and Edith) Collection |
Covering dates | 1898-1946 |
Dates Start | 1898 |
Dates End | 1946 |
Level of description | Collection |
Repository | Library of Congress (LoC) |
Name of creator(s) | The Matson Photo Service (MPS) |
Description | The Matson Photograph (G. Eric and Edith) Collection is a rich source of historical images of the Middle East. The majority of the images depict Palestine (present day Israel and the West Bank) from 1898 to 1946. Most of the collection consists of over 22,000 glass and film photographic negatives and transparencies created by the American Colony Photo Department and its successor firm, the Matson Photo Service. Over 1,000 photographic prints and eleven albums are also part of this collection. |
System of arrangement | In cataloging the collection, Prints & Photographs Division staff used titles found on the original negatives and their storage sleeves, a photo register compiled by photo service staff, printed photo service catalogues, as well as other contemporary sources cited in the Bibliography section for the G. Eric and Edith Matson Photo Collection. Subject headings have been added for the geographic places represented, but access by other topics relies primarily on information in the title. The archival description produced by the Archival City project follows the classification and rating of Prints & Photographs Division staff. |
Conditions governing access | Subject to the authorization of Library of Congress (LoC) |
Rules or conventions | International standard for archival description, General, etc. |
Sources | http://www.archives.openjerusalem.org/index.php/the-matson-photograph-g-eric-and-edith-collection?sf_culture=en |