The American Colony and Eric Matson Collection:
People of Palestine
Founded in 1881 by Horatio Spafford (author of the famous hymn, It
is Well With My Soul), the American Colony in Jerusalem operated a
thriving photographic enterprise for almost four decades. Their images
document the land and its people, with a special emphasis on biblical
and archaeological sites, inspirational scenes, and
historic events. One of the photographers, G. Eric Matson, inherited the
archive, adding to it his own later work through the “Matson Photo
Service.” He eventually donated all the negatives to the U.S. Library of
Congress, which has made them available to the public.
This volume includes more than 250 selected photographs of people in
Palestine in the early 1900s, including Arabs, Bedouins, Christians,
Druze, Jews, Samaritans, and foreigners. All of the images are included
in pre-made PowerPoint® files for quick and easy use, as well as in
high-resolution jpg format, suitable for projecting or printing. 
Free: Download the Bedouin Women PowerPoint file.
About the Producer: Dr. Todd Bolen is a Professor of Biblical Studies at The Master’s University. He lived and taught for many years at their campus near Jerusalem. He is the producer of more than 45 volumes of photographs illustrating the biblical world, including the Pictorial Library of Bible Lands and the Photo Companion to the Bible.
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