Distant view of the Dome of the Rock, Israel
Gift In Memory of Joseph B. Johnson
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Photograph. Souvenir. Distant view of the Dome of the Rock. Official caption: "Jerusalem. Mount Moriah, The Temple Hill (Gen. xxii. 2.) Greatest events in history took place on the ground where today stands the beautiful Mosque, it is the site of King Solomon's Magnificent Temple. The Holy Rock under the Dome is most sacred to all, it is the site where Abraham was about to offer his son Isaac. Around it stood the Holly [sic] of Holies in the Jewish Time. To the Mohamedans it is the place from whre Mohamed ascended to heaven." Jerusalem, Israel. No date
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1945
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Items from the service of Joseph B. Johnson, who was born in Slidell, Louisiana on July 29, 1910. He enlisted in the United States Army as a private in the Air Corps on October 10, 1942 and served in the Middle East as part of the U.S. Army Forces, Africa-Middle East Theater (AMET) with the 1264th AAF Base Unit, 63rd Air Depot Group. The collection contains a scrapbook, ephemera, and over 300 souvenir photographs from Johnson's service in the Middle East.
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Yerushalayim
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31.767
Longitude:
35.233
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Archaeological sites--Israel
Mosques--Israel