Palestine Photograph Album – American Colony

Album with 41 photographs of Palestine and its residents, most of them taken by the photographers of the American Colony Photo Department in Jerusalem. [Ca. late 19th century / early 20th century].
Photographs depicting the views, sites, and residents of Palestine, and especially of Jerusalem (captioned in the plate). Most of the photographs are signed in the plate: "American Colony Jerusalem".
The photographs depict the Old City of Jerusalem (Damascus Gate, Zion Gate, the Temple Mount, the Western Wall, Via Dolorosa, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, and more), Ein Karem, Rachel's Tomb, Jericho, Bethlehem, Mount Tabor, Nazareth, Jaffa, Bedouins in traditional attire, and more.
41 photographs, mounted on the album's thick leaves. Photographs: approx. 10.5X15 cm. Album: 25X20 cm. Good overall condition. Several of the photographs are slightly faded. Minor blemishes. One leaf is detached. Leather-covered binding, slightly rubbed in the margins and spine.