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Title
Monsignor Charles Owen Rice at Solomon's Mines Photograph
Description
The photograph is double sided. The photograph depicts Monsignor Charles Owen Rice holding a rock in the Timna Mines. The Timna Mines, nicknamed King Solomon’s Mines, are located in the Arava Valley within the Negev Desert in Israel. These mines were used throughout antiquity as an abundant source of copper. The backside has the number 23 written in pencil. The bottom of the photograph has Solomon's Mines Negev 1965 March written in purple.
Location Covered
Timna, Israel
Original Format
Photographs
Contributing Institution
Battle of Homestead Foundation
Sponsorship
This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education.
