Exterior view of the Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem
Gift In Memory of Joseph B. Johnson
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Photograph. Souvenir. Official caption: "Bethlehem. Church of the Nativity (Exterior). The main entrance to one of the oldest and most sacred Churches--is through a diminutive door (The Eye of the Needle. Matt. xix 24). The door through which, it is said, even a king has to bow his head. Stones of different eras on the wall are very remarkable." Bethlehem, 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.
Geography:
Bayt Laẖm
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31.717
Longitude:
35.200
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Christianity
Archaeological sites--Israel