City Walls : Exterior of the North Wall of the City, East of the Damascus Gate

Description
1 photograph
Albumen
Creator
McDonald, James
Date
1864 to 1865
Collection
Lenkin Family Collection of Photography (University of Pennsylvania)
Extent
20.5 x 24.8 cm ( 8.125 x 9.75 in).
Notes
Five men are at the base of a rocky outcrop upon which the city wall rests. Two men are visible atop the stone wall.
The book contains a Table of Contents listing the photographs. Most pages in the book show some degree of foxing. The photograph is mounted on the page and the title and photographer's name are printed below the photograph. The top edges of the photograph are rounded. The image is labeled "a" at the right of the photograph.
Condition: Good
Lazard dated the photograph to October 3, 1864- January 23, 1865.
Provenance
Bertrand and Paola Lazard Holy Land Collection ; Sotheby's ; 1981 March 27
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

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