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Lot 200

Collection of Early Photographs – American Colony Photographers

Some 110 photographs by American Colony photographers. [Jerusalem, late 19th or early 20th century].
Photographs documenting the landscapes, sites, and inhabitants of Jerusalem, some titled in the negative: the Old City (Damascus Gate, the Temple Mount, the Western Wall, Via Dolorosa, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, and more), residents in traditional dress engaged in various crafts, and additional views.
All signed "American Colony Jerusalem" (in the negative or with blindstamp); some also bearing an additional ink stamp of the American Colony on verso.

Approx. 110 photographs. Average size: ca. 28X21 cm. Condition varies. Overall good condition. Many mounted on cardboard.