HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTIONS

Jerusalem

Historical photographs of streets, markets, buildings, and daily life in Jerusalem, Jaffa, Gaza, Nablus, and other Palestinian cities.

Photographs are grouped at their city or area centre. Purple markers indicate approximate locations.

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Steps leading down into Al-Buraq Mosque in Jerusalem

Catalogue date · 1940–1946

Steps leading down into Al-Buraq Mosque in Jerusalem

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Festival crowds at the Lions’ Gate in Jerusalem

Catalogue date · 1898–1946

Festival crowds at the Lions’ Gate in Jerusalem

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Exterior of Al-Buraq Mosque in Jerusalem

Catalogue date · 1940–1946

Exterior of Al-Buraq Mosque in Jerusalem

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Interior of Al-Buraq Mosque in Jerusalem

Catalogue date · 1940–1946

Interior of Al-Buraq Mosque in Jerusalem

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Orphanage band at the old Serai in Jerusalem

Catalogue date · 1940–1946

Orphanage band at the old Serai in Jerusalem

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Delivering aid to families in Jerusalem

Catalogue date · 1938

Delivering aid to families in Jerusalem

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Aid distribution in a courtyard in Jerusalem

Catalogue date · 1938

Aid distribution in a courtyard in Jerusalem

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Mount of Olives through arches in Jerusalem

Catalogue date · 1934–1939

Mount of Olives through arches in Jerusalem

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Cemetery outside Jerusalem’s eastern city wall

Catalogue date · 1934–1939

Cemetery outside Jerusalem’s eastern city wall

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Funeral of Muhammad Ali Jauhar in Jerusalem

Catalogue date · 1931

Funeral of Muhammad Ali Jauhar in Jerusalem

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Call to prayer in Jerusalem

Catalogue date · 1939

Call to prayer in Jerusalem

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Muezzin on a minaret balcony in Jerusalem

Catalogue date · 1939

Muezzin on a minaret balcony in Jerusalem

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Muezzin calling to prayer from Saladin’s Minaret

Catalogue date · 1939

Muezzin calling to prayer from Saladin’s Minaret

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Library damaged during the 1929 disturbances in Jerusalem

Catalogue date · 1929

Library damaged during the 1929 disturbances in Jerusalem

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A home after the 1929 disturbances in Jerusalem

Catalogue date · 1929

A home after the 1929 disturbances in Jerusalem

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Palace Hotel on Mamilla Road in Jerusalem

Catalogue date · 1928

Palace Hotel on Mamilla Road in Jerusalem

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Waqf building on Mamilla Road in Jerusalem

Catalogue date · 1929

Waqf building on Mamilla Road in Jerusalem

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Dome of the Rock illuminated for Bayram

Catalogue date · 1920

Dome of the Rock illuminated for Bayram

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Historic mihrab of Al-Aqsa Mosque

Catalogue date · 1916

Historic mihrab of Al-Aqsa Mosque

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Muslim custodian and Coptic monk at the Holy Sepulchre

Catalogue date · 1934–1939

Muslim custodian and Coptic monk at the Holy Sepulchre

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Call to prayer from Saladin’s Minaret in Jerusalem

Catalogue date · 1934–1939

Call to prayer from Saladin’s Minaret in Jerusalem

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Queue of visitors outside a prison in Jerusalem

Catalogue date · 1939

Queue of visitors outside a prison in Jerusalem

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People waiting to visit a prison in Jerusalem

Catalogue date · 1939

People waiting to visit a prison in Jerusalem

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Street looking towards the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem

Catalogue date · 1898–1946

Street looking towards the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem

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