Schola Elementaris Ptolaemaidis

Alternate Title:

Elementary School Ptolemais

Date:

1882~

Description:

1 photograph; Albumen

Provenance:

Bertrand and Paola Lazard Holy Land Collection; [Ganer]; 1993 April 30

Physical Description:

22 x 16.7 cm ( 8.626 x 6.5 in).

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

A group of male children with a priest and a local man are outside a stone building. An oriental-type rug is on the ground in front of them.; The album contains mounted photographs with captions in Italian and decorated borders. "Beatissimo Patri Leoni XIII Pontifici o.m. cuius mens cor vires in rem christianam orientis ut plurimum versantur solemniis saecularibus VII recurrentibus ab ortu faustissimo seraphici minorum patris album istud non dignum sane et absolutum conditionibus loci meliora haud exhibentibus franciscalis terrae s custodia humillime offert dicat" is printed on the second page of the album. "Desunt quatuor Scholae Elementares et Hospitium Sidonis" is printed on paper affixed inside the back cover. The photograph number (54) is printed on the photograph and the matte.; Condition: Good though the matte is warped and has some mildew; The photograph dates to 1882 or earlier.

Collection:

Lenkin Family Collection of Photography (University of Pennsylvania)