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Photographs Of Jerusalem, 1903, Richard Neitzel Holzapfel, Thomas R. Wells

BYU Studies Quarterly

In 1903, just before the dramatic changes of the last century engulfed Palestine, Salt Lake City photographer Charles Ellis Johnson (1857-1926) found himself in Jerusalem, Johnson was the earliest Mormon professional photographer to capture views of the city and its inhabitants and thus freeze a unique, peaceful moment in time.