ملف:Meetings of British, Arab, and Bedouin officials in Amman, Jordan, April 1921 - File 33.tif

English: Photographs show meetings between Arab, Bedouin, and British officials around April 17-27, 1921, at Amir Abdullah ibn Hussein's camp at Amman, Jordan. During these meetings British High Commissioner Herbert Samuel proclaimed Amir Abdullah as the ruler of Transjordan, under British protection. Among the persons depicted are, Amir Abdullah, John D. Whiting, possibly Sheik Sultan of the Belka, Sultan ibn 'Ali id Diab ul 'Adwan, Amir Shaker bin Zeid (future Regent of Transjordan), Bedouin chief Auda Abu Tayi, Sheik Majid Pasha el Adwan, Herbert Samuel, British civil administrator Wyndham Deedes, British diplomat Albert Abramson, T. E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia), and possibly Iraq civil administrator Gertrude Bell. Also shown are horse racing, an airplane landing at Abdullah's camp, Circassian leaders, Abudullah's bodyguard on camels, and Herbert Samuel reading his proclamation of Abdullah as leader of Transjordan.

Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-ppmsca-15304 (digital files of original photos) LC-DIG-ppmsca-15305 (digital files of album pages)

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Notes:

• Photographs were created by the photographers of the American Colony Photo Department, located in Jerusalem. Founded in the late 1890s by Elijah Meyers, the photo agency was headed during its heyday (ca. 1903-1933) by Lewis Larsson, whose staff photographers included Erik Lind, Lars Lind, Furman Baldwin, and G. Eric Matson. It transitioned into the Matson Photo Service around 1940, with photography by Matson, Hanna Safieh, Joseph H. Giries, and others. John D. Whiting contributed periodically to the work of both agencies. The images in this album were probably taken by Lewis Larsson and/or Eric Matson. For more information see: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.matpc and https://www.loc.gov/rr/print/coll/629_whiting.html.
• Some caption information for these photographs based on information from matching negatives in the G. Eric and Edith Matson Photograph Collection (LC-M32-1942, LC-M32-1952, LC-M32-1951, LC-M32-1954, LC-M32-1956, M32-1957, and LC-M32-50280-x).
• Album unpaginated, album page numbers supplied by Library staff. Pages 1-2 and verso of each page are blank.
• One unattached photograph was found with the album and is stored with it. Photograph is a portrait of a Jordanian(?) man in traditional dress. Blind stamp: Hagop Berberian, Amman. Stamped on verso: Copyright reserved. By appointment to H.M. the King, photographers Hagop Berberian & Son.
• More information about the events and people depicted in the album are available in the John D. Whiting Supplementary Archive, Box 1.
• LOT title devised by Library staff.
• John D. Whiting's diaries, correspondence, and other materials are located in the Library of Congress Manuscript Division (Papers of John D. Whiting).
• Forms part of: Visual materials from the papers of John D. Whiting (Library of Congress).
• Transfer; Manuscript Division; 2006; (DLC/PP-2006:051:29)

Subjects:

• Samuel, Herbert Louis Samuel,--Viscount,--1870-1963.
• Lawrence, T. E.--(Thomas Edward),--1888-1935.
• Abdullah,--King of Jordan,--1882-1951.
• Deedes, Wyndham Henry,--Sir,--1883-1956.
• Shākir ibn Zayd,--Prince, son of Zayd ibn Fawwāz, Amir of Ṭāʾif,--1885-1934.
• Bell, Gertrude Lowthian,--1868-1926.
• Jordan--History--1919-1946.
• American Colony (Jerusalem)--People--1920-1930.
• British--Jordan--Amman--1920-1930.
• Arabs--Jordan--Amman--1920-1930.
• Bedouins--Jordan--Amman--1920-1930.
• Circassians--Jordan--Amman--1920-1930.
• Tribal chiefs--Jordan--Amman--1920-1930.
• Meetings--Jordan--Amman--1920-1930.
• Camps--Jordan--Amman--1920-1930.
• Government officials--Jordan--Amman--1920-1930.
• Biplanes--Jordan--Amman--1920-1930.
• Proclamations--Jordan--Amman--1920-1930.