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Loose photographs

Prints bearing dates are in chronological order, undated prints are at the end of each section.

Torrance family

Photographs connected with the establishment and early years of Tiberias hospital

Views are of Acre, Alexandria, Beit abu Shamnel abu Hannah, Bethsaida, Cairo, Gennesaret, Horns of Hattin, Lake Galilee, Nazareth, Plain of Gennesaret, Safed, Sammach and Tiberias taken between 1880 and 1920. Photographers include Bonfils R. Grossman and Co. Tiberias, Heinrich Friedman, Cairo, Lago and Citt226 (Terra Sa) and possibly Dr David Watt Torrance. Identified individuals include Mr Colman, Miss Johnstone, Mr Lunn, Mr Miller, Rev Taylor, Master Taylor, Dr David W. Torrance. [40].

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General view of the shore of Lake Galilee, Tiberias, showing people washing clothes and cooking utensils and drawing drinking water at the same spot. [2 copies]

Tiberias, Palestine [Israel] Annotation on reverse, "No wonder there were outbreaks of cholera, enteric fever and such diseases! Father [Dr David Torrance] took the 'boilers' from the hospital wash-house into the town so that people could obtain boiled water. Yet they used this ho Photographer: R. Grossmand & Co., Tiberius pre 1920

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"Tiberias in Turkish days" taken from the Nazareth Road.

Tiberias, Palestine [Israel] Tiberias in Turkish days taken from the Nazareth Road. n.d. Note reads: Annotation on reverse, "Mission building seen to the left of the old castle. Note how it was a walled city. (This enabled them [The Turks] to bottle-up the inhabitants more easil. Photographer: H.W.Torrance

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View of Safed.

Tiberias, Palestine [Israel] No date, but after the founding of the college in Safed which came after the hospital, probably post 1888. Annotation on front, ' "The city set on a hill that cannot be hid" Our college is in this town'.

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