Hand-colored photographs by the American Colony of Jerusalem taken between 1900 and 1946, showing the Jordan River, olive trees, and “Bethlehem, Juda, and Blue Galilee.”
All photos via the Matson Collection of the Library of Congress.
Hand-colored photographs by the American Colony of Jerusalem taken between 1900 and 1946, showing the Jordan River, olive trees, and “Bethlehem, Juda, and Blue Galilee.”
All photos via the Matson Collection of the Library of Congress.
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I particularly like the last painting, almost a silhouette : )
The hand tinting changes the tenor of the photos. They have a painterly quality to them. It’s hard to discern they’re photos.