Today's time wandering voyage courteousness of the Library of Congress takes us to the Holy Land between 1890 and 1900.
The Holy Land of that period, which consists of
modern Israel, Lebanon and other regions, was controlled by the Ottoman Empire.
It is a rural land that looks like it had changed little since the Biblical age.
These images are photolithographs, which are made
from adding color to black-and-white photographic negatives.
An
itinerant shoemaker outside Jerusalem
The
landscape is littered with ruins. Here is the Temple of the Sun in Baalbek
A relaxing afternoon in the fields by Cana of Galilee
The
Ruins of Capernaium, a fishing village that was home to several apostles
The
Jaffa Gate, Jerusalem
The
Damascus Gate, Jerusalem
Stone
cutters in Jerusalem
A
bustling market by the Tower of David in Jerusalem
Shephards
hang out in Nebi-Samuel, aka the Plain of Mizpah
Camels
riders halt in the desert
The
Tomb of Lazarus in Bethany
Beirut
was a large city even at the turn of the century
Shepherds
in Hadjar en Nasaroh
The
River Jordan
Laborers
on the Plain of Esdraelon
Syrian
peasant making bread
Bedouins
and their tents
Bedouins
drawing water
Ruins
of an ancient colonnade in Samaria
The
virgin's fountain in Nazareth
The
birthplace of Mary Magdalene in Magdala
Relaxing
outside Lydda
A
fisherman's boat on the Sea of Galillee by Tiberias
