Holy Land Digital Image Collections

Bain, Robert E. M

Thessalonica [Graphic]

Earthly Footsteps of The Man of Galilee Being Three Hundred and Eighty-Four Original Photographic Views and Descriptions of the Places Connected with the Earthly Life of Our Lord and His Apostles Traced with Note Book and Camera showing where Christ was born, brought up, baptized, tempted, transfigured and crucified, together with the scenes of his prayers, tears, miracles and sermons, and also places made sacred by the labors of his apostles, from Jerusalem to Rome by Bishop John H. Vincent, D.D., LL.D., Rev. James W. Lee, D.D., and R.E.M. Bain. London: W.A. Hammond, Holborn Hall, E.C.

St. Louis, 1894.

1 photograph : b&w ; 25.4 x 18 cm ( 10 x 7 in).

Photograph is in a book with a description beneath ; printed description: "(Acts, xvii:1.)--'Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews.' The above view shows Thessalonica as it is to-day. Thessalonica has always been a city of note. It was an ancient city of Macedonia and was known as Thernia. A daughter of Philip, king of Macedonia, was named Thessalonica. She was the sister of Alexander the Great and married Cassander. This city was named Thessalonica in honor of King Philip's daughter. There are here about 75,000 inhabitants, among them a great many prosperous Jews. You see the minarets of the mosques rising in different parts of the city; this indicates that there are Mahometans here also, but they are not influential."

View of Thessalonica from the sea; one large ship and two minarets are visible

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5598BAI/LVii324CAJS

CAJS Image Collection LVii BAI 5598 LVii324CAJS

The Lenkin Family Collection of Photography, University of Pennsylvania Libraries

Thessalonica (Greece)