![Zeppelin [i.e., Graf Zeppelin] over Jerusalem](/uploads/r/library-of-congress-loc/1/5/3/1534b234d6b912935fd161943a0095ade6d6081305afd4901fbe3e30e089de4c/USLOC-LC-M32-13841_142.jpg)
View of the Maghreb district to the northeast, early 1920s
The Matson Photograph (G. Eric and Edith) Collection is a rich source of historical images of the Middle East. The majority of the images depict Palestine (present day Israel and the West Bank) from 1898 to 1946. Most of the collection consists of over 22,000 glass and film photographic negatives and transparencies created by the American Colony Photo Department and its successor firm, the Matson Photo Service. Over 1,000 photographic prints and eleven albums are also part of this collection.
The Matson Photo Service (MPS)![Temple area, Mosque of Omar [i.e., Dome of the Rock] and Jerusalem](/uploads/r/library-of-congress-loc/b/e/3/be33f9dc2b4c0d3a0cdec0c9e334e28324d6543fb8c8c5e622678ba76d5ac833/USLOS-LC-M32-14098_142.jpg)
View of the Maghreb district to the east, early 1930s
Jewish worshippers at the southern entrance to the Maghreb district, early 1930s
View of the Maghreb district to the east, early 1930s
Aerial view of the Maghreb district towards the north
Aerial view of the Maghreb district towards the west
The Western Wall circa 1910
![[Ein Karem. View of the Sisters of Zion Convent from the Russian Compound, Sorek Valley in the distance]](/uploads/r/library-of-congress-loc/f/4/3/f4398b0fb3c693a7cc3486ee2af91aae42639c8a67550bdea054b2127eedbbed/USLOC-LC-M32-15104_142.jpg)