Interior of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem
Gift In Memory of Joseph B. Johnson
Description:
Photograph. Souvenir. Official caption: "Jerusalem. Within the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Mater Dolorosa, situated on Cavalry, indicates the site where the Virgin obtained the body of her son Jesus after the Crucifiction. (John xix 25-27)." 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.
Geography:
Yerushalayim
Latitude:
31.767
Longitude:
35.233
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Israel
Christianity--Palestine