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VIEW OF JAFFA FROM THE SEA WITH FISHERMEN, ca. 1905
Landing at this spot was very perilous due to sunken reefs close to the shore, sometimes rough seas and sharks. Ships anchored offshore and small boats brought travellers ashore, with Arab boatmen carrying them on their backs for the last stretch. The photo albums of 19th century travelers usually opened with a view such as this, it being their point of arrival in the Holy Land.
Photographers: American Colony Studio , Jerusalem
Photographs bearing this signature were made by a number of highly talented photographers who belonged to the Colony, which was founded in 1881 by the Protestant Spafford family from Chicago. The photographic department was founded about 1898, or slightly before, by Frederick Vester and Elijah Meyers to record the impending visit of Kaiser Wilhelm II. Over the years, the several photographers, who signed their work “The American Colony,” produced many thousands of images. In 1922 a branch of the American Colony Stores was opened in New York City, making their monumental collection available in America.
- Image size 6.5" x 5"
- Mount size 9.5" x 7.5 "
- Acid free mount
- Full description of the photograph
- Details and history of photographer
- Cellophane wrapped
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