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Photo, Print, Drawing Meetings of British, Arab, and Bedouin officials in Amman, Jordan, April 1921

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About this Item

Title

  • Meetings of British, Arab, and Bedouin officials in Amman, Jordan, April 1921

Summary

  • Photographs show meetings between Arab, Bedouin, and British officials around April 17-27, 1921, at Amir Abdullah ibn Hussein's camp at Amman, Jordan. During these meetings British High Commissioner Herbert Samuel proclaimed Amir Abdullah as the ruler of Transjordan, under British protection. Among the persons depicted are, Amir Abdullah, John D. Whiting, possibly Sheik Sultan of the Belka, Sultan ibn 'Ali id Diab ul 'Adwan, Amir Shaker bin Zeid (future Regent of Transjordan), Bedouin chief Auda Abu Tayi, Sheik Majid Pasha el Adwan, Herbert Samuel, British civil administrator Wyndham Deedes, British diplomat Albert Abramson, T. E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia), and possibly Iraq civil administrator Gertrude Bell. Also shown are horse racing, an airplane landing at Abdullah's camp, Circassian leaders, Abudullah's bodyguard on camels, and Herbert Samuel reading his proclamation of Abdullah as leader of Transjordan.

Names

  • American Colony (Jerusalem). Photo Department, photographer
  • Whiting, John D. (John David), 1882-1951, photographer
  • Larsson, Lewis, photographer
  • Matson, G. Eric (Gästgifvar Eric), 1888-1977, photographer

Created / Published

  • 1921.

Headings

  • -  Samuel, Herbert Louis Samuel,--Viscount,--1870-1963
  • -  Lawrence, T. E.--(Thomas Edward),--1888-1935
  • -  Abdullah,--King of Jordan,--1882-1951
  • -  Deedes, Wyndham Henry,--Sir,--1883-1956
  • -  Shākir ibn Zayd,--Prince, son of Zayd ibn Fawwāz, Amir of Ṭāʼif,--1885-1934
  • -  Bell, Gertrude Lowthian,--1868-1926
  • -  Jordan--History--1919-1946
  • -  American Colony (Jerusalem)--People--1920-1930
  • -  British--Jordan--Amman--1920-1930
  • -  Arabs--Jordan--Amman--1920-1930
  • -  Bedouins--Jordan--Amman--1920-1930
  • -  Circassians--Jordan--Amman--1920-1930
  • -  Tribal chiefs--Jordan--Amman--1920-1930
  • -  Meetings--Jordan--Amman--1920-1930
  • -  Camps--Jordan--Amman--1920-1930
  • -  Government officials--Jordan--Amman--1920-1930
  • -  Biplanes--Jordan--Amman--1920-1930
  • -  Proclamations--Jordan--Amman--1920-1930

Headings

  • Gelatin silver prints--Hand-colored--1920-1930.
  • Group portraits--1920-1930.
  • Photograph albums--1920-1930.
  • Portrait photographs--1920-1930.

Genre

  • Portrait photographs--1920-1930
  • Group portraits--1920-1930
  • Photograph albums--1920-1930
  • Gelatin silver prints--Hand-colored--1920-1930

Notes

  • -  Photographs were created by the photographers of the American Colony Photo Department, located in Jerusalem. Founded in the late 1890s by Elijah Meyers, the photo agency was headed during its heyday (ca. 1903-1933) by Lewis Larsson, whose staff photographers included Erik Lind, Lars Lind, Furman Baldwin, and G. Eric Matson. It transitioned into the Matson Photo Service around 1940, with photography by Matson, Hanna Safieh, Joseph H. Giries, and others. John D. Whiting contributed periodically to the work of both agencies. The images in this album were probably taken by Lewis Larsson, Lars Lind and/or Eric Matson. For more information see: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.matpc and https://www.loc.gov/rr/print/coll/629_whiting.html
  • -  Some caption information for these photographs based on information from matching negatives in the G. Eric and Edith Matson Photograph Collection (LC-M32-1942, LC-M32-1952, LC-M32-1951, LC-M32-1954, LC-M32-1956, M32-1957, and LC-M32-50280-x).
  • -  Album unpaginated, album page numbers supplied by Library staff. Pages 1-2 and verso of each page are blank.
  • -  One unattached photograph was found with the album and is stored with it. Photograph is a portrait of a Jordanian(?) man in traditional dress. Blind stamp: Hagop Berberian, Amman. Stamped on verso: Copyright reserved. By appointment to H.M. the King, photographers Hagop Berberian & Son.
  • -  More information about the events and people depicted in the album are available in the John D. Whiting Supplementary Archive, Box 1.
  • -  LOT title devised by Library staff.
  • -  John D. Whiting's diaries, correspondence, and other materials are located in the Library of Congress Manuscript Division (Papers of John D. Whiting).
  • -  Forms part of: Visual materials from the papers of John D. Whiting (Library of Congress).
  • -  Transfer; Manuscript Division; 2006; (DLC/PP-2006:051:29).

Medium

  • 1 album (33 gelatin silver prints, some hand-colored) ; 31 x 23 cm. (album)
  • 1 photographic print ; 13 x 8.5 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • LOT 13834 (H) (USE DIGITAL IMAGES) [P&P]

Source Collection

  • Visual materials from the papers of John D. Whiting

Repository

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2007675257

Reproduction Number

  • LC-DIG-ppmsca-15304 (digital files of original photos) LC-DIG-ppmsca-15305 (digital files of album pages)

Rights Advisory

  • No known restrictions on publication.

Access Advisory

  • For reference access, please use the digital images in the online catalog to preserve the fragile original items.

Online Format

  • image

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  • Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-ppmsca-15304 (digital files of original photos) LC-DIG-ppmsca-15305 (digital files of album pages)
  • Call Number: LOT 13834 (H) (USE DIGITAL IMAGES) [P&P]
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Chicago citation style:

American Colony . Photo Department, John D Whiting, Lewis Larsson, and G. Eric Matson, photographer. Meetings of British, Arab, and Bedouin officials in Amman, Jordan, April. Jordan Amman, 1921. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2007675257/.

APA citation style:

American Colony . Photo Department, Whiting, J. D., Larsson, L. & Matson, G. E., photographer. (1921) Meetings of British, Arab, and Bedouin officials in Amman, Jordan, April. Jordan Amman, 1921. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2007675257/.

MLA citation style:

American Colony . Photo Department, et al., photographer. Meetings of British, Arab, and Bedouin officials in Amman, Jordan, April. Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2007675257/>.