View of the city from the Mount of Olives, Jerusalem

Gift In Memory of Joseph B. Johnson
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Photograph. Souvenir. View of the old city from the Mount of Olives. Official caption: "Jerusalem (City of peace). View from Mt. of Olives. The view of old Jerusalem from Mt. Olives affords a most striking and impressive sight. Jerusalem (The Cradle of all religions) can be seen from Olivet with its Churches, Synagogues, Mosques etc. all surrounded by a strong massive wall. Jerusalem was first mentioned in Gen, xiv, 18." 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
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31.767
Longitude: 
35.233
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City walls
Historic sites--Israel