About This Collection

The G. Eric and Edith Matson Negatives are a rich source of historical images of the Middle East—notably Palestine, present day Israel, and the West Bank—from 1898 to1946. The collection contains 20,000 glass and film photographic negatives, created by the American Colony Photo Department and its successor firm, the Matson Photo Service.

The portion of the collection available online includes more than 13,700 glass and film negatives. The remainder of the collection, which consists primarily of film negatives generally from a later period, will become available over the next several years.

Information about obtaining copies is available through the "How to Order" link near the top of each catalog record.