Wailing Wall -- Outer wall of the temple, Jerusalem, Palestine
- Title
- Wailing Wall -- Outer wall of the temple, Jerusalem, Palestine
- LC Subject
- Walls Prayer
- Description
- Image Description from historic lecture booklet: "Leaving the temple area by the Cotton Gate, a turn to the left will bring one to the wailing place of the Jews which is a portion of the western wall of the temple area. The figures leaning against the weather-beaten wall, shedding tears, present a touching scene. Some professionals come to mourn for others, whose business detains them, but one old woman was actually bathing the walls and flagstones below with hot tears. On a Friday afternoon or a Saturday morning, great throngs of Jews may be seen here all unconscious of the presence and clicking of cameras. This is as close to the temple area as the Jews ever go, for non of them wish to commit the enormous sin of treading upon the Holy of Hollies. As nearly as the Middle Ages, probably, the Jews came hither to wail. They are free to do so now, but in ages past they had to pay large sums for this privilege."
- Work Type
- lantern slides
- Location
- Palestine >> Middle East >> Earth
- Date
- 1910
- Identifier
- P217:06:15
- Rights
- No Copyright - United States
- Rights Holder
- OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center
- Local Collection Name
- Visual Instruction Department Lantern Slides, 1900-1940 (P 217)
- Type
- Image
- Format
- image/tiff
- Set
- OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center
- Primary Set
- OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center
- Is Part Of
- Set 10 - Palestine and Syria
- Institution
- Oregon State University
- Modified
- 2011-07-06
- Submission Date
- 2010-11-18
