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To Sinai via the Red Sea, Tor, and Wady Hebran. Bedouin woman with all her finery

To Sinai via the Red Sea, Tor, and Wady Hebran. Bedouin woman with all...

Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Caption on negative: Bedouin. On negative sleeve: 06623, Matson call # 862. Date from Matson LOT cards. Photograph shows a winter Bedouin encam... More

Sinai. Wilderness of Shur. Exodus 15:22

Sinai. Wilderness of Shur. Exodus 15:22

Title from: Matson color slides and filmstrips of Bible Lands ... , the Matson Photo Service. Photograph taken from Sinai's western coast on the Gulf of Suez at one of the coastal or inland plains(?), possibly ... More

Looking N.E. from the rigid slopes of Mt. Subal [i.e., Serbal]. The Wilderness of Sin is 3000 ft. below

Looking N.E. from the rigid slopes of Mt. Subal [i.e., Serbal]. The Wi...

Photograph shows men, one armed with weapon, on rocky outcroppings looking out at the valley below. J177966 U.S. Copyright Office. Photograph taken from the western half (?) of the crown-shape summit of Gebel S... More

Thipian with its oasis-like gardens, Mt. Sinai

Thipian with its oasis-like gardens, Mt. Sinai

Photograph shows armed men looking out over valley and mountains. J177968 U.S. Copyright Office. Photograph taken from the summit of Gebel Tahuna (Hererat El Kebir or the mountain of the mill), where the palm g... More

To Sinai via the Red Sea, Tor, and Wady Hebran. In the footsteps of father; Bedouin boy with camel

To Sinai via the Red Sea, Tor, and Wady Hebran. In the footsteps of fa...

Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Caption on negative: In the Fo[otsteps] of his father, Bedouin boy with camel. Date from Matson LOT cards. Photograph taken from a low elevated... More

In the Sinai, 16th century. American colony in Jerusalem public domain photo.

In the Sinai, 16th century. American colony in Jerusalem public domain...

Taken either by the American Colony Photo Department or its successor, the Matson Photo Service. Title from negative sleeve. The landscape and the sequence of the photographs suggest somewhere on Darb El Hagg t... More

To Sinai via the Red Sea, Tor, and Wady Hebran. El-Kaa, the Wilderness of Sin

To Sinai via the Red Sea, Tor, and Wady Hebran. El-Kaa, the Wilderness...

Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Photograph taken from Sinai's western coast on the Gulf of Suez at one of the coastal or inland plains(?), possibly El Raha Plain (Ahtha) the n... More

Sinai. Oasis in Wady Feiran (Rephidim), and distant view of Jebel Serbal. American Colony, Jerusalem

Sinai. Oasis in Wady Feiran (Rephidim), and distant view of Jebel Serb...

Photograph taken from Wadi Feiran (Biblical Rephidim) between Dier El Banat ( to the south) and Sheikh Ahmed and Sheikh Shebib Bedouin cemetery (to the north), where a dense palm grove covers that section of F... More

Sinai. Wilderness of Sin. Exodus 16:1

Sinai. Wilderness of Sin. Exodus 16:1

Title from: Matson color slides and filmstrips of Bible Lands ... , the Matson Photo Service. Photograph taken from Sinai's western coast on the Gulf of Suez at one of the coastal or inland plains(?), possibly ... More

Sinai, 16th century Egypt. American colony in Jerusalem public domain photo.

Sinai, 16th century Egypt. American colony in Jerusalem public domain ...

Taken either by the American Colony Photo Department or its successor, the Matson Photo Service. Title from negative sleeve. On guide card: Sinai, see p. 437-462. Photograph taken from an oasis on a key caravan... More

Sinai. Jebel Tahuneh in Wady Feiran

Sinai. Jebel Tahuneh in Wady Feiran

Photograph taken from Wadi Feiran (Biblical Rephidim) at the junction with Wadi A'liyat and to the north of Tell El Mahrad, where the palm grove becomes sparse at the eastern edge of Feiran Oasis, looking north... More

Camels at oasis, Sinai - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Camels at oasis, Sinai - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Photograph taken from Wadi Feiran (Biblical Rephidim) somewhere in the vicinity of Dier El Banat and Sheikh Ahmed and Sheikh Shebib, where a dense palm grove covers that section of Feiran Oasis. (Source: A. Sha... More

To Sinai via the Red Sea, Tor, and Wady Hebran. Bedouin camp

To Sinai via the Red Sea, Tor, and Wady Hebran. Bedouin camp

Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Date from Matson LOT cards. Photograph taken from the perimeter of the High Mountains of Sinai Peninsula(?), looking southwards and showing a w... More

Sinai Mts. i.e., mountains - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Sinai Mts. i.e., mountains - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Photograph taken from Wadi Feiran at the foot of Gebel Tahuna in the vicinity of Tell El Mahrad, where the palm grove becomes sparse at the eastern edge of Feiran Oasis, looking south and showing the crown-shap... More

Flight to Ma'an el-Hadj, Petra, Wadi Rum and Akaba. Gulf of Akaba. Western shore known as Jarvis Bay. Showing winter house of Jarvis Pasha, governor of Sinai

Flight to Ma'an el-Hadj, Petra, Wadi Rum and Akaba. Gulf of Akaba. Wes...

Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Aerial photograph taken over the outlet of Wadi Taba (alluvial plain) into the Gulf of Aqaba, looking northwest and showing the west coast of ... More

Nekhel. Ancient pilgrim fortress showing main entrance and corner tower

Nekhel. Ancient pilgrim fortress showing main entrance and corner towe...

Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Date from Matson LOT cards. Photograph taken from the southeastern side of Nakhl fortress, looking north and showing southern corner of the mai... More

To Sinai via the desert. One of Serbal's five peaks

To Sinai via the desert. One of Serbal's five peaks

Photograph taken below one of the crown-shape summit of Gebel Serbal. (Source: A. Shams, Sinai Peninsula Research, 2018) Wadi El Sheikh and Wadi Feiran (Biblical Rephidim of Amalek) were the upland section of D... More

Flight to Ma'an el-Hadj, Petra, Wadi Rum and Akaba. El Nekhl. In center of Sinai Peninsula. Formerly an important station for Mecca pilgrim

Flight to Ma'an el-Hadj, Petra, Wadi Rum and Akaba. El Nekhl. In cente...

Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Aerial photograph taken over Nakhl on Darb El Hagg, looking northwest and showing the desert town of Nakhl in Central Sinai in the centre (the ... More

Boy & camel, Mt. Sinai box - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Boy & camel, Mt. Sinai box - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Title from negative sleeve. Taken either by the American Colony Photo Department or its successor, the Matson Photo Service. Guide card: Sinai. Photograph taken from a low elevated valley at the perimeter of no... More

El-Kuntilla. Police station. A frontier post on Sinai boundary

El-Kuntilla. Police station. A frontier post on Sinai boundary

Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Date from Matson LOT cards. Photograph taken in the vicinity of the Egyptian desert frontier outpost of Taba(?), looking east and showing the c... More

Sinai, 16th century Egypt - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Sinai, 16th century Egypt - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Photograph taken from Wadi Feiran (Biblical Rephidim) downstream area to the west of the dense palm grove of Feiran Oasis, somewhere in the vicinity of the close localities of El Hswa, El Khataten, El Mgrahein ... More

To Sinai via the Red Sea, Tor, and Wady Hebran. Typical scene around the campfire at night

To Sinai via the Red Sea, Tor, and Wady Hebran. Typical scene around t...

Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Date from Matson LOT cards. Photograph taken in the oasis of Wadi Feiran or Wadi EL Sheikh(?), where there is an abundant palm and Tarfaa grove... More

Francis Frith - Mount Serbál, from the Wádee Feyrán Frith

Francis Frith - Mount Serbál, from the Wádee Feyrán Frith

Photograph shows rocky landscape with a tree in the foreground and mountains in the background. Photograph taken from Wadi Feiran (Biblical Rephidim) downstream area to the west of the dense palm grove of Feira... More

Sinai, Bedouin woman grinding flour

Sinai, Bedouin woman grinding flour

Taken either by the American Colony Photo Department or its successor, the Matson Photo Service. Title from negative sleeve. On guide card: Sinai, see p. 437-462. Photograph taken in the oasis of Wadi Feiran, w... More

Sinai. Ain Gedeirat, near source of the spring. Num. 20:11

Sinai. Ain Gedeirat, near source of the spring. Num. 20:11

Title from: Matson color slides and filmstrips of Bible Lands ... , the Matson Photo Service. Photograph taken from the central section of Wadi El Qusaima (El Qadeirat) in the vicinity of Ain El Qadeirat water ... More

To Sinai via the desert. Jebel Tahuneh.

To Sinai via the desert. Jebel Tahuneh.

Photograph taken from Wadi Feiran (Biblical Rephidim) at the junction with Wadi A'liyat and to the north of Tell El Mahrad, where the palm grove becomes sparse at the eastern edge of Feiran Oasis, looking north... More

To Sinai via the Red Sea, Tor, and Wady Hebran. Native hut made of palm branches

To Sinai via the Red Sea, Tor, and Wady Hebran. Native hut made of pal...

Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Caption on negative: Native hut made of palm branches. On negative: 1521 Native Hut in Wady Hebran (crossed out). Date from Matson LOT cards. P... More

Sinai, 16th century Egypt - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Sinai, 16th century Egypt - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Title from negative sleeve. Photograph taken from Wadi Ghrandal (Biblical Elim) at its outlet into El Hegb Plain at the palm grove and spring area, on Sinai's western coast of the Gulf of Suez to the south of t... More

To Sinai via the Red Sea, Tor, and Wady Hebran. Bedouin couple

To Sinai via the Red Sea, Tor, and Wady Hebran. Bedouin couple

Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Date from Matson LOT cards. Photograph shows a winter Bedouin encampment/tent (Arabic: Beit Sha'ar), possibly from the Gebaliya tribe who inhab... More

Sinai at the sea. Eric Matson public domain photograph collection.

Sinai at the sea. Eric Matson public domain photograph collection.

Photograph taken from the junction of Wadi Feiran (Biblical Rephidim) downstream area with El Qa'a Plain close to the Gulf of Suez(?), looking northwest(?) and showing the mainstream area of Wadi Feiran in the... More

Sinai. Wady Feiran, el Mahrad, Peran

Sinai. Wady Feiran, el Mahrad, Peran

Photograph taken from Wadi Feiran (Biblical Rephidim) at the junction with Wadi A'liyat and the vicinity of Tell El Mahrad, where the palm grove becomes sparse at the eastern edge of Feiran Oasis, looking west ... More

In the Sinai, 16th century. Eric Matson public domain photograph collection.

In the Sinai, 16th century. Eric Matson public domain photograph colle...

Taken either by the American Colony Photo Department or its successor, the Matson Photo Service. Title from negative sleeve. Photograph taken from Wadi Feiran (Biblical Rephidim) somewhere in the vicinity of Di... More

To Sinai via the Red Sea, Tor, and Wady Hebran. Bedouin home in Wady Er-Raha

To Sinai via the Red Sea, Tor, and Wady Hebran. Bedouin home in Wady E...

Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Date from Matson LOT cards. Photograph taken from the perimeter of the High Mountains of Sinai Peninsula(?), looking northwards and showing a w... More

To Sinai via the desert. Wady Gharandel, palms of Elim

To Sinai via the desert. Wady Gharandel, palms of Elim

Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Photograph taken from Wadi Ghrandal (Biblical Elim) at its outlet into El Hegb Plain at the palm grove and spring area, on Sinai's western coas... More

To Sinai via the desert. El-Medawa summit of Jebel Serbal

To Sinai via the desert. El-Medawa summit of Jebel Serbal

Photograph taken from the crown-shape summit of Gebel Serbal (El Madhawwa). (Source: A. Shams, Sinai Peninsula Research, 2018) Wadi El Sheikh and Wadi Feiran (Biblical Rephidim of Amalek) were the upland sectio... More

In the Sinai, 16th century. Eric Matson public domain photograph collection.

In the Sinai, 16th century. Eric Matson public domain photograph colle...

Taken either by the American Colony Photo Department or its successor, the Matson Photo Service. Title from negative sleeve. Photograph taken from the central section of Wadi El Qusaima (El Qadeirat) in the vic... More

Sinai, 16th century Egypt - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Sinai, 16th century Egypt - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Title from negative sleeve. Photograph taken from Sinai's western coast on the Gulf of Suez at one of the coastal or inland plains(?), possibly El Raha Plain (Ahtha) the north most coastal plain or El Hbeg Plai... More

In the Sinai, 16th century. American colony in Jerusalem public domain photo.

In the Sinai, 16th century. American colony in Jerusalem public domain...

Taken either by the American Colony Photo Department or its successor, the Matson Photo Service. Title from negative sleeve. Photograph taken from the central section of Wadi El Qusaima (El Qadeirat) in the vic... More

To Sinai via the desert. Scene in Wady Feiran

To Sinai via the desert. Scene in Wady Feiran

Photograph taken from Wadi Feiran (Biblical Rephidim) somewhere to the east of the vicinity of Tell El Mahrad and the junction with Wadi A'liyat (?), where a the palm grove is less dense in that section than ot... More

To Sinai via the desert. Jebel Serbal from Wady Feiran

To Sinai via the desert. Jebel Serbal from Wady Feiran

Photograph taken from Wadi Feiran (Biblical Rephidim) downstream area to the west of the dense palm grove of Feiran Oasis, somewhere in the vicinity of the close localities of El Hswa, El Khataten, El Mgrahein ... More

In the Sinai, 16th century. Eric Matson public domain photograph collection.

In the Sinai, 16th century. Eric Matson public domain photograph colle...

Taken either by the American Colony Photo Department or its successor, the Matson Photo Service. Title from negative sleeve. Photograph taken from Wadi Feiran (Biblical Rephidim) somewhere in the vicinity of Di... More

To Sinai via the desert. Wady Feiran and Jebel Serbal

To Sinai via the desert. Wady Feiran and Jebel Serbal

Photograph taken from Wadi Feiran (Biblical Rephidim) between Dier El Banat ( to the south) and Sheikh Ahmed and Sheikh Shebib Bedouin cemetery (to the north), where a dense palm grove covers that section of F... More

Sinai, 16th century Egypt. Eric Matson public domain photograph collection.

Sinai, 16th century Egypt. Eric Matson public domain photograph collec...

Taken either by the American Colony Photo Department or its successor, the Matson Photo Service. Title from negative sleeve. On guide card: Sinai, see p. 437-462. Photograph taken from an oasis on a key caravan... More

To Sinai via the desert. Wady Feiran and Jebel Serbal

To Sinai via the desert. Wady Feiran and Jebel Serbal

Photograph taken from Wadi Feiran (Biblical Rephidim) between Dier El Banat ( to the south) and Sheikh Ahmed and Sheikh Shebib Bedouin cemetery (to the north), where a dense palm grove covers that section of F... More

In the Sinai, 16th century. Eric Matson public domain photograph collection.

In the Sinai, 16th century. Eric Matson public domain photograph colle...

Taken either by the American Colony Photo Department or its successor, the Matson Photo Service. Title from negative sleeve. Photograph taken in the vicinity of the water spring of Ain Qideis, and showing the m... More

2 men on camels, Sinai Mts. i.e., mountains

2 men on camels, Sinai Mts. i.e., mountains

Photograph taken from Wadi Feiran (Biblical Rephidim) at the junction with Wadi A'liyat and to the north of Tell El Mahrad, where the palm grove becomes sparse at the eastern edge of Feiran Oasis, looking north... More

To Sinai by car. Wadi Feiran. El Mahrad. (Peran) head of the wadi

To Sinai by car. Wadi Feiran. El Mahrad. (Peran) head of the wadi

Photograph taken from Wadi Feiran (Biblical Rephidim) at the junction with Wadi A'liyat and the vicinity of Tell El Mahrad, where the palm grove becomes sparse at the eastern edge of Feiran Oasis, looking west ... More

Sinai Egypt, Extinct City, Jordan - stereocsopic card

Sinai Egypt, Extinct City, Jordan - stereocsopic card

Title from negative sleeve. Photograph taken from Sinai's western coast on the Gulf of Suez at one of the coastal or inland plains(?), possibly El Raha Plain (Ahtha) the north most coastal plain or El Hbeg Plai... More

To Sinai via the desert. Remains of early Christian structures in Wady Feiran

To Sinai via the desert. Remains of early Christian structures in Wady...

Photograph taken from Wadi Feiran (Biblical Rephidim) at the junction with Wadi A'liyat, where the palm grove becomes sparse at the eastern edge of Feiran Oasis, looking west and showing the extended mountain r... More

Sinai. Ain Gedeirat, Kadesh Barnea. Num. 20:1

Sinai. Ain Gedeirat, Kadesh Barnea. Num. 20:1

Title from: Matson color slides and filmstrips of Bible Lands ... , the Matson Photo Service. Photograph taken from the central section of Wadi El Qusaima (El Qadeirat) in the vicinity of Ain El Qadeirat water ... More

Sinai. Wady Feiran, Bedouin tents

Sinai. Wady Feiran, Bedouin tents

Photograph taken from Wadi Feiran (Biblical Rephidim), possibly, downstream area to the west of the dense palm grove of Feiran Oasis somewhere in the vicinity of the close localities of El Nakhila, El Hswa, El ... More

To Sinai via the Red Sea, Tor, and Wady Hebran. Enclosure where the dates are dried

To Sinai via the Red Sea, Tor, and Wady Hebran. Enclosure where the da...

Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Caption on negative: Enclosure where dates are dried (crossed out). On negative: 1523 (crossed out). Date from Matson LOT cards. Photograph tak... More

Sinai, Bedouin woman & child - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Sinai, Bedouin woman & child - Public domain image. Dry plate negative...

Title from negative sleeve. Taken either by the American Colony Photo Department or its successor, the Matson Photo Service. Guide card: Sinai. Photograph shows a Bedouin woman sitting with her child as part of... More

To Sinai via the desert. Luxurious palm grove in Wady Feiran

To Sinai via the desert. Luxurious palm grove in Wady Feiran

Photograph taken from Wadi Feiran (Biblical Rephidim) between Dier El Banat ( to the south) and Sheikh Ahmed and Sheikh Shebib Bedouin cemetery (to the north), where a dense palm grove covers that section of F... More

Nekhel. Village in center of Sinai peninsula on ancient Haj route

Nekhel. Village in center of Sinai peninsula on ancient Haj route

Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Date from Matson LOT cards. Photograph taken from the southern side of Nakhl fortress, looking north and showing the minaret of the mosque and ... More

Sinai. Oasis in Wady Feiran, and Jebel Serbal

Sinai. Oasis in Wady Feiran, and Jebel Serbal

Photograph taken from Wadi Feiran (Biblical Rephidim) between Dier El Banat ( to the south) and Sheikh Ahmed and Sheikh Shebib Bedouin cemetery (to the north), where a dense palm grove covers that section of F... More

To Sinai via the Red Sea, Tor, and Wady Hebran. Caring for sick camel

To Sinai via the Red Sea, Tor, and Wady Hebran. Caring for sick camel

Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Caption on negative: Caring for a sick camel (crossed out). On negative: 1526 (crossed out). Date from Matson LOT cards. Photograph taken in Wa... More

To Sinai via the desert. Wilderness of Shur

To Sinai via the desert. Wilderness of Shur

Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Caption on negative: Wilderness of Shur. Date from Matson LOT cards. Photograph taken from Sinai's western coast on the Gulf of Suez at one of ... More

Camel drinking, Sinai Mts. i.e., mountains

Camel drinking, Sinai Mts. i.e., mountains

Photograph taken from Wadi Feiran (Biblical Rephidim) at the junction with Wadi A'liyat and to the north of Tell El Mahrad, where the palm grove becomes sparse at the eastern edge of Feiran Oasis, looking north... More

Sinai. Junction of Wady Feiran and Wady Aleyat

Sinai. Junction of Wady Feiran and Wady Aleyat

Photograph taken from Wadi Feiran at the foot of Gebel Tahuna in the vicinity of Tell El Mahrad, where the palm grove becomes sparse at the eastern edge of Feiran Oasis, looking south and showing the crown-shap... More

To Sinai via the Red Sea, Tor, and Wady Hebran. Dates spread out to dry

To Sinai via the Red Sea, Tor, and Wady Hebran. Dates spread out to dr...

Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Caption on negative: Dates spread out to dry (crossed out). On negative: 1524 (crossed out). Date from Matson LOT cards. Photograph taken in Wa... More

To Sinai via the desert. Grand view from Jebel Serbal

To Sinai via the desert. Grand view from Jebel Serbal

Photograph taken from the crown-shape summit of Gebel Serbal (El Madhawwa), looking northeast and showing section of the summit from the right to the centre and the vicinity of the upstream tributary (El Loza s... More

To Sinai via the desert. The abundance of water in Wady Feiran

To Sinai via the desert. The abundance of water in Wady Feiran

Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Caption on negative: (Rephidim) the Lar. Date from Matson LOT cards. Photograph taken from Wadi Feiran (Biblical Rephidim) somewhere in the vic... More

Sinai. Jebel Tahuneh (Hill of Moses). American Colony, Jerusalem

Sinai. Jebel Tahuneh (Hill of Moses). American Colony, Jerusalem

Photograph taken from Wadi Feiran (Biblical Rephidim) at the junction with Wadi A'liyat and to the north of Tell El Mahrad, where the palm grove becomes sparse at the eastern edge of Feiran Oasis, looking north... More

[Pictorial chart of Mount Sinai]

[Pictorial chart of Mount Sinai]

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Nicholy, G.

Ascent to the summit of Sinai Feby 20th 1839 / David Roberts, R.A.

Ascent to the summit of Sinai Feby 20th 1839 / David Roberts, R.A.

Painting drawn at Siqqat Sydina Musa along the Byzantine monastic and pilgrimage naqb to the summit of Gebel Musa (Biblical Mount Sinai) below the lower stone gate, looking southwest and showing the rock steps ... More

Encampment of the Aulad Sa'id Mount Sinai Feby 18th 1839 / David Roberts, R.A.

Encampment of the Aulad Sa'id Mount Sinai Feby 18th 1839 / David Rober...

Painting drawn at Wadi El Sheikh between its junctions with Wadi El Sebaa'iya to the north and Wadi Dier (Biblical Holy Valley) to the south, showing the vicinity of Wadi El Sheikh from right to left and its ju... More

Christian & Mohamedan chapels on the Summit of Sinai Feby 20th 1839

Christian & Mohamedan chapels on the Summit of Sinai Feby 20th 1839

Painting drawn at the summit of Gebel Musa (Biblical Mount Sinai), with mostly imaginative mountain landscape for the distribution and shape of the surrounding summits and showing the church and mosque on the s... More

The convent of St. Catherine Mount Sinai Feb 21st 1839 / David Roberts, R.A.

The convent of St. Catherine Mount Sinai Feb 21st 1839 / David Roberts...

Painting drawn at the central area of Wadi El Dier (Biblical Holy Valley), looking southeast and showing the orchard and fortress of Saint Catherine Monastery in the valley in the foreground from right to centr... More

The convent of St. Catherine Mount Sinai looking towards the plain of the encampment Feby 21st 1839 / David Roberts, R.A.

The convent of St. Catherine Mount Sinai looking towards the plain of ...

Painting drawn at the upstream area of Wadi El Dier, looking northwest and showing the mountain slopes of Gebel 'Arribeh, Gebel El Dier (Selib-Baraka) and Gebel Meraja and the mountain mass of Gebel El Sana' to... More

Approach to Mount Sinai Wady Barah Feby 17th 1839 / David Roberts, R.A.

Approach to Mount Sinai Wady Barah Feby 17th 1839 / David Roberts, R.A...

Painting drawn at Farsh Abu Sila at the southeastern end of Naqb El Hawa and at the junction with El Raha Plain (Biblical encampment of the Israelites) and Wadi Bougiyeh (Naqb Abu Sila), looking southeast and s... More

Ascent of the lower range of Sinai February 18th 1839 / David Roberts, R.A.

Ascent of the lower range of Sinai February 18th 1839 / David Roberts,...

Zoom-in painting drawn at the mountain slopes of Gebel Armaziya and Gebel El Sefsafa, looking northwest and showing the northern slopes of Gebel Musa (Biblical Mount Sinai) from right to the centre and the vici... More

Chapel of the convent of Saint Catherine on Mount Sinai Feby 21st 1839 / David Roberts, R.A.

Chapel of the convent of Saint Catherine on Mount Sinai Feby 21st 1839...

Painting drawn at the narthex at the original 6th century CE inner door, looking east and showing the nave of the basilica. (A. Shams, Sinai Peninsula Research, 2018) Saint Catherine Monastery was constructed b... More

Francis Frith - The Wadee el-Mukattab, Sinai Frith

Francis Frith - The Wadee el-Mukattab, Sinai Frith

Rock formation with Sinaitic inscriptions, also scrub growth, in a region noted for natural caves. Photograph taken from Wadi Muktab central area, looking north and showing Gebel Merzika in the background from ... More

Francis Frith - Sinaitic inscriptions in Wádee el-Mukattab Frith

Francis Frith - Sinaitic inscriptions in Wádee el-Mukattab Frith

Rock formation with Sinaitic inscriptions in a region noted for natural caves. Photograph taken from Wadi Muktab central area, looking west (?) and showing part of the rock inscriptions in the central section o... More

Nekhel. Large water reservoir. And corner tower of fortress

Nekhel. Large water reservoir. And corner tower of fortress

Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Date from Matson LOT cards. Photograph taken from the northeastern side of Nakhl fortress, looking south and showing the main water reservoir t... More

Two Arabs with camels - Sinai (?)

Two Arabs with camels - Sinai (?)

May not be Egypt. Probably a European or American a left and Arab at right in red. Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph c... More

A camel train on the desert  - Sinai (?)

A camel train on the desert - Sinai (?)

Egypt (?). Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library of Congress).

Group of Arabs around well - Sinai (?)

Group of Arabs around well - Sinai (?)

May not be Egypt. Caption on lantern slide is: At the well, Siam. Not traditional Bedouin or Egyptian dress. Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportati... More

Group of Arabs around well - Sinai (?)

Group of Arabs around well - Sinai (?)

May not be Egypt; looks more like Saudi Arabia, the Gulf states, or Aden. Could also be Sudan. Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission ... More

Ani-Musa - the Well of Moses in the Sinai desert 8 miles south of Sue

Ani-Musa - the Well of Moses in the Sinai desert 8 miles south of Sue

Similar to photograph in Lot 11948 from negative LC-D4271-143. Photograph taken from Sinai's western coast on the Gulf of Suez to the south of the town of Suez at Uyun Musa (Biblical Twelve Springs of Moses), s... More

Sinai. Scene in Wady Hebran - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Sinai. Scene in Wady Hebran - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Title from: list, Negatives ... from our art catalogue. Photograph taken from Wadi Hibran in the vicinity of A'in Rudysat above the junction with Wadi Malaha, looking northeast and showing the northern slopes o... More

Sinai, Egypt Middle East photographs, American Colony Jerusalem

Sinai, Egypt Middle East photographs, American Colony Jerusalem

Title from guide card. Taken either by the American Colony Photo Department or its successor, the Matson Photo Service. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.

Sinai. Hill of Aaron (Golden Calf). American Colony, Jerusalem

Sinai. Hill of Aaron (Golden Calf). American Colony, Jerusalem

Title from: Catalogue of photographs made by the American Colony ... 1914. Photograph taken from the outlet of Wadi El Dier (Biblical Holy Valley) at the junction with Wadi El Sheikh, looking northeast and show... More

Sinai series - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpaph

Sinai series - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpaph

Public domain image of Egyptian art, free to use, no copyright restrictions photo - Picryl description

Sinai. Gebel Serbal. - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Sinai. Gebel Serbal. - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Public domain image of Egyptian art, free to use, no copyright restrictions photo - Picryl description

Greek Orthodox priest at St. Catherine's Monastery in the Sinai holding prized manuscript with silver cover from the library

Greek Orthodox priest at St. Catherine's Monastery in the Sinai holdin...

Title from negative sleeve. Taken either by the American Colony Photo Department or its successor, the Matson Photo Service. Guide card: Sinai. Photograph taken from in front of the 6th century CE basilica, loo... More

Sinai series,  Israel, Matson photograph collection

Sinai series, Israel, Matson photograph collection

Title from negative sleeve. Photograph taken from Wadi Umm Gerifat below the pass of Naqb Hibran ('Ajary/Wataiya), looking northwest and showing part of the upper "Nawamis" sites in the foreground, the western ... More

Sinai. Greek monks at the modern entrance Monastery of St. Catherine American Colony, Jerusalem

Sinai. Greek monks at the modern entrance Monastery of St. Catherine A...

Title from: Catalogue of photographs made by the American Colony ... 1914. Caption on negative: 4 Greek Orth. [i.e., Orthodox ] monks, St. Cath[erine], Mt. Sinai. Photograph taken from in front of northwestern ... More

Sinai. Wady Isleh, Grand Canyon.

Sinai. Wady Isleh, Grand Canyon.

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Oasis, Sinai Middle East photographs, American Colony Jerusalem

Oasis, Sinai Middle East photographs, American Colony Jerusalem

Title from negative sleeve. Photograph taken from the central section of Wadi Hibran in the vicinity of A'in Rudysat and close to the junction with Wadi Malaha, showing the upper palm grove. (Source: A. Shams, ... More

Sinai, St. Catherine's Monastery - stereocsopic card

Sinai, St. Catherine's Monastery - stereocsopic card

Title from negative sleeve. Photograph taken from the slopes of Gebel El Dier (Selib-Baraka) and Gebel Meraja to the north of Saint Catherine Monastery in Wadi El Dier (Biblical Holy Valley), looking southeast ... More

Sinai. Camel man with small fire.

Sinai. Camel man with small fire.

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Greek Orthodox priest from St. Catherine's Monastery in the Sinai holding prized manuscript with silver cover from their library

Greek Orthodox priest from St. Catherine's Monastery in the Sinai hold...

Public domain image of Egyptian art, free to use, no copyright restrictions photo - Picryl description

Sinai. Oasis in Wady Hebran. / American Colony, Jerusalem.

Sinai. Oasis in Wady Hebran. / American Colony, Jerusalem.

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Sinai. Panorama of the Sinai Mountains from Nakb-el-Hawa. / American Colony, Jerusalem.

Sinai. Panorama of the Sinai Mountains from Nakb-el-Hawa. / American C...

Public domain image of Egyptian art, free to use, no copyright restrictions photo - Picryl description

Sinai series - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpaph

Sinai series - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpaph

Public domain image of Egyptian art, free to use, no copyright restrictions photo - Picryl description

Sinai. Wady er-Raha (Plain of the Law) from Ras Safsaf. / American Colony, Jerusalem.

Sinai. Wady er-Raha (Plain of the Law) from Ras Safsaf. / American Col...

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Mt. Sinai,  Israel, Matson photograph collection

Mt. Sinai, Israel, Matson photograph collection

Title from negative sleeve. Photograph taken from Siqqat Sydina Musa along the Byzantine monastic and pilgrimage naqb to the summit of Mount Sinai (Biblical Sinai) and above(?) the spring of Symeon or Saint San... More

Well at the monastery St. Catherine's Monastery

Well at the monastery St. Catherine's Monastery

Title from negative sleeve. Taken either by the American Colony Photo Department or its successor, the Matson Photo Service. Guide card: Sinai. Photograph taken from the western end of the southern alley of the... More

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