Part of the Haram al-Sharif, showing the Bab al-Silsila minaret.; The mounted photograph is in a leather-backed album with lettering on the cover. A handwritten number (18) is beneath the photograph and a penciled number (14) is on the matte. It is unclear whether the date in the margin is 1883 or 1893.; The photograph was not catalogued by Lazard--it was catalogued at LKCAJS.; Condition: Good; photograph has significantly faded and there is some staining on the matte; Handwritten in pencil on the matte: "pointed Bab el Silsilah Tower so before end [1893]."
Collection:
Lenkin Family Collection of Photography (University of Pennsylvania)
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