03844ckd a2200673 a 4500 14489162 20250607013838.2 kh|bo| 060809i19401947|||nnn kneng 14489162 7 cbc orignew u ncip 20 y-printpho qw17 2006 08 LCAP batch update 2025-06-01-04:00: LCAPM-859 2006684264 DLC gihc DLC DLC a-jo--- awba--- LOT 13764 Matson Photo Service, photographer. Photographs from the story of "Ruth, the Moabitess" [graphic]. [between 1940 and 1947] 45 photographic prints : gelatin silver ; 24 x 30 cm. or smaller. still image sti rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia sheet nb rdacarrier Arranged by number written on verso of photographs. Original negatives for some photographs may be found in the G. Eric and Edith Matson Photograph Collection: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.matpc LOT title devised by Library staff. Stamped on verso: Copyright, the Matson Photo Service, Jerusalem, Palestine. One image also stamped: Copyright 1947, U.S.A. Matson Photo Service. Some photographs were made by the Matson Photo Service from images taken earlier (approximately 1900-1934) by the American Colony Photo Department. Xerox copy of booklet "Ruth the Moabitess", produced by the Matson Photo Service included in LOT. Booklet provides captions for images. Original negatives and captions for some photographs may be found in the G. Eric and Edith Matson Negatives: http://lcweb2.loc.gov/pp/matpcquery.html. Photographs of scenes used to illustrate the story of the Book of Ruth depicting Biblical figures Ruth, Naomi, Boaz, and Orpah. Also shown are barley fields, camels, cooking, landscapes, reapers, social life, agricultural activities, stone walls, tents, village scenes, and women dancing. Locations include Moab and environs, Heshbon, Mt. Nebo, the Dead Sea, and Bethlehem. No known restrictions on publication. For information, see "G. Eric and Edith Matson Photograph Collection" http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/258_mats.html Gift; G. Eric and Edith Matson; 1966-1977. Gift; Kensington Episcopal Home; 1978-2003. Collection profile with information about the Matson Collection and a bibliography is available online http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.matpc Forms part of: the G. Eric and Edith Matson Photograph Collection. Boaz (Biblical figure) 1900-1950. Naomi (Biblical figure) 1900-1950. Ruth (Biblical figure) 1900-1950. Bible. Ruth. Biblical events. lctgm Barley 1900-1950. lctgm Camels 1900-1950. lctgm Farming West Bank 1900-1950. lctgm Harvesting West Bank 1900-1950. lctgm Mountains 1900-1950. lctgm Tents 1900-1950. lctgm Women 1900-1950. lctgm Palestine History 1799-1917. Palestine History 1917-1948. Landscape photographs 1900-1950. gmgpc Portrait photographs 1900-1950. gmgpc Gelatin silver prints 1930-1950. gmgpc G. Eric and Edith Matson Photograph Collection (DLC) 2005676184 Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA dcu Search for images in Prints & Photographs Online Catalog http://lcweb2.loc.gov/pp/cphquery.html pp/coll c-P&P (F) obj.