Visual materials from the papers of John D. Whiting
John D. Whiting collection
Whiting, John D. (John David),
1882-1951
photographer
Matson, G. Eric (Gästgifvar Eric),
1888-1977
photographer
Larsson, Lewis,
photographer
American Colony (Jerusalem).
Photo Department,
photographer
Matson Photo Service,
photographer
still image
graphic
Panoramic photographs-1850-1960.
Aerial photographs-1850-1960.
Landscape photographs-1850-1960.
Photographic prints-1850-1960.
Photograph albums-1850-1960.
Film transparencies-1940-1960.
Film negatives-1920-1960.
1857
1954
monographic
1857-1954, bulk 1890-1951
eng
28 albums (ca. 3,138 photographic prints) ; 31 x 41 cm. (12 x 16 in.) or smaller (albums)
23 photographic prints ; 26 x 58 cm. (8 x 23 in.) or smaller
29 negatives : safety and nitrate ; 4 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. or smaller.
19 transparencies : color ; 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.
1 book ; 48 cm.
Most photographic prints are mounted in albums and assigned call numbers: LOT 13827 and LOTs 13833-13859. Photographs not in albums are in LOTs 13871-13872, LOTs 13882-13883, LOT 13892, and LOT 13934. Book of hand-colored etchings by Francis B. Spilsbury is in P&P Case Y.
John D. Whiting, a member of the American Colony in Jerusalem, worked as a tour guide, businessman, writer, and photographer. Photograph albums show people, locations, and events in the Middle East generally from the 1890s to 1954. Two albums document Palestine (present day Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip) and the Sinai during World War I, showing Ottoman/German and British military activities, as well as the early British Mandate period (LOTs 13827 and 13833). Other notable albums include images of British officials meeting with Arab leaders in Amman in 1921 (LOT 13834), a series of "Diaries in Photos" depicting scenes and events in Palestine, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Turkey from 1934 to 1939 (LOTs 13836-13842), photographs of the Dead Sea and the Palestine Potash Company (LOT 13857), Bedouin life (13852), and an American Colony bazaar in 1954 (13850). One album of mostly hand-colored images depicts Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Jaffa, and other locations (LOT 13846). Other albums contain primarily family photographs of John D. Whiting, his wife Grace (Spafford) Whiting, and their children as well as other American Colony members, especially the family of Bertha (Spafford) Vester (LOTs 13835, 13843-13845, 13848, 13849). Also depicted in the albums are friends and associates of the American Colony and others such as George Asfar, Esrohee Krikorian, Bedouin Sheik Majid, Faidi al-Alami, Consul-General Wadsworth, and Hussein al-Husseini. In addition to the albums, the collection includes several panoramic photographs of Jerusalem and Haifa (LOT 13892), cabinet card photographs by the Krikorian Studio (LOT 13872), stereographs (LOT 13883), and photographs of Jerusalem by Robertston & Beato (LOT 13882). Color transparencies and negatives show people and scenes in Palestine and Syria.
Due to safety regulations, nitrate negatives can't be served to the public.
No known restrictions on publication.
A book of hand-colored aquatints "Picturesque scenery in the Holy Land and Syria" by Francis B. Spilsbury is also included in the collection and found in Case Books.
A supplementary archive (John D. Whiting Supplementary Archive) includes: typed and hand-written photograph logbooks and caption lists and transcriptions of captions from some albums.
Color transparencies and negatives are arranged as follows: LC-MISC-03-040 through 058 (color transparencies); LC-MISC-23-457 through 479 (nitrate negatives) and LC-MISC-13-049 through 054 (safety negatives). Reference prints of negatives and transparencies are found in LOT 13934.
Unprocessed visual materials include 134 botanical and landscape watercolor paintings by Grace Spafford Whiting.
John D. Whiting's diaries, correspondence, and other materials are located in the Library of Congress Manuscript Division (Papers of John D. Whiting).
Digitized images of most of the albums and some of the photographs along with their associated identifying information are available through the Prints and Photographs Online Catalog,
Transfer; Manuscript Division; 2006; (DLC/PP-2006:051).
About half of the photographs were taken by John D. Whiting. Many others were created by the American Colony Photo Department (1898-1940), which was located in Jerusalem and its successor firm, the Matson Photo Service (1940-1977), run by G. Eric and Edith Matson. Some photographs by the Krikorian Studio, Jerusalem, and other photographers are included. For information on the American Colony Photo Department and the Matson Photo Service see: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.matpc. For information on the John D. Whiting Collection see: http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/coll/629_whiting.html.
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Whiting, John D. (John David),
1882-1951
Family
Whiting, Grace Spafford
Family
Vester, Bertha Spafford,
1878-1968
Family
American Colony (Jerusalem)
People
1880-1960
World War, 1914-1918
Military life
Middle East
World War, 1914-1918
Medical aspects
Middle East
World War, 1914-1918
Campaigns & battles
Middle East
Americans
Middle East
1850-1960
Swedes
Middle East
1850-1960
Germans
Middle East
1850-1960
British
Middle East
1850-1960
Christians
Middle East
1850-1960
Muslims
Middle East
1850-1960
Jews
Middle East
1850-1960
Bedouins
Middle East
1850-1960
Druzes
Middle East
1850-1960
Arabs
Middle East
1850-1960
Agriculture
Middle East
1850-1960
Archaeological sites
Middle East
1850-1960
Architecture
Middle East
1850-1960
Clothing & dress
Middle East
1850-1960
Health care
Middle East
1850-1960
Commerce
Middle East
1850-1960
Dwellings
Middle East
1850-1960
Politics & government
Middle East
1850-1960
Education
Middle East
1850-1960
Manners & customs
Middle East
1850-1960
Monuments & memorials
Middle East
1850-1960
Transportation
Middle East
1850-1960
Tourists
Middle East
1850-1960
Travel
Middle East
1850-1960
Palestine
History
1799-1917
Palestine
History
1917-1948
Middle East
1850-1960
Egypt
1850-1960
Lebanon
1850-1960
Syria
1850-1960
Israel
1850-1960
Jerusalem
1850-1960
West Bank
1850-1960
Gaza Strip
1850-1960
Jordan
1850-1960
Guide Record
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsca.38441
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.ppoc
John D. Whiting papers
(DLC)mm2005085237
Whiting, John D. (John David), 1882-1951.
2008676355
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hdl:loc.pnp/pp.ppoc
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DLC
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