004121 Accession Number: 004121

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WADI KELT - LYING IN THE RUGGED & FORBIDDING AREA BETWEEN JERUSALEM & DEAD SEA. SELDOM VISITED BY TOURISTS AS IT IS SO WILD AND INACCESSIBLE. WALLS OF THE RAVINE ARE HONEYCOMBED WITH CAVES IN WHICH HERMITS AND SOLITARY MONKS SPEND THEIR LIVES. THE MONASTERY IS INHABITED BY GREEKS.

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Accession Number
004121
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film original acetate
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
10 November 1940
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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