World War I in Palestine and the Sinai
American Colony (Jerusalem). (Photographer), John D. Whiting (Photographer), Lewis Larsson (Photographer), G. Eric Matson (Photographer)
Photographs show people and events in Palestine (present day Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip) and the Sinai (Egypt) during World War I. Album focuses on the activities of the Ottoman, German, and Austro-Hungarian forces (the Central Powers). Images show military activities including campaigns, transportation, equipment, supplies, and camp life; military and government officials; and medical and relief activities of the Red Crescent Society and others. Album also includes photographs of the "Turkish official opening" of Beersheba before the war
Image, English, [between 1914 and 1917]