E. Clifton Daniel

Small snapshot of what appears to be Chaim Weizmann, first President of Israel, posing in front of a construction site somewhere in Israel. This is apparently a personal photo taken by Clifton Daniel during the period when he worked in the Middle East as a foreign correspondent.

This is a photograph of three worshipers behind a barbed wire barrier. E. Clifton Daniel wrote: "Here you see a man on his knees behind the barbed wire on the site of Pilate's Palace. The site is now used a [sic] police barracks, hence the barbed wire. Beyond the kneeling man and the standing man is a Roman Catholic monk, also kneeling." This photograph was taken through the barbed wire barrier and is numbered "2." It is part of a series of ten photographs that record Daniel's experience in Jerusalem and is part of a group of photographs originally sent by E. Clifton Daniel, Jr.

This is a photograph on the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem. E. Clifton Daniel Jr. wrote: "Here you see a bent old priest mounting the stairs to one of the churches on the route. An old woman kneels to pray. Behind her is a British soldier, bareheaded. At the bottom of the stairs is one of the alleyways of the Jerusalem Old City, filled with markets and stalls." This photograph is numbered "5." It is part of a series of ten photographs that record Daniel's experience in Jerusalem and is part of a group of photographs originally sent by E. Clifton Daniel, Jr. to his parents from Jerusalem.

This is a photograph of a young boy on the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem. E. Clifton Daniel wrote: "This little boy carries a palm frond woven with flowers. For him it is Palm Sunday -- the day when Christ entered Jerusalem the week before his crucifixion. The Easter Sunday of the Orthodox Christian churches follows a week after that of our church. Hence, Easter Sunday for us is Palm Sunday for the Orthodox, including this little boy." This photograph is numbered "8". The child in the photograph is unidentified.

This is a photograph showing worshipers on the Via Dolorosa. E. Clifton Daniel Jr. wrote: "This scene . . . was taken on Easter Sunday. In the foreground are a Palestine Arab and two Arab policemen and in the background is the tower of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, which is supposed to stand on the site of Christ's tomb. The Church was filled all day with priests and pilgrims making processions around the Holy Sepulchre." This photograph is numbered "6".

People walk on the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem. E. Clifton Daniel wrote: "This is simply a street scene in the Old City leading to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. On the right are merchants' stalls. On the left, a man looks at some cloth. Ahead is the tower of a Mosque (Moslem church) overlooking the courtyard of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre." This photograph is numbered "9". It is part of a series of ten photographs that record Daniel's experience in Jerusalem and is part of a group of photographs originally sent by E. Clifton Daniel, Jr. to his parents from Jerusalem.

This is a photograph of a group of worshipers kneeling in prayer on the Via Dolorosa. E. Clifton Daniel Jr. wrote: "Here you see monks and worshipers kneeling in front on one of the Stations of the Cross. There are fourteen Stations along the way, each commemorating some event in Christ's journey to the grave. This one, I believe, is where He fell the first time." The photograph is numbered "3." It is part of a series of ten photographs that record Daniel's experience in Jerusalem and is part of a group of photographs originally sent by E. Clifton Daniel, Jr. to his parents from Jerusalem.

A group of people are sitting on stools on a street in Jerusalem. E. Clifton Daniel wrote: "And here sitting on the same street are my companions of Easter Sunday morning. From left to right - Mrs. Carter Davidson, wife of the AP correspondent; Violet Price of Time Magazine; Mrs. Leo Stoecker, wife of an American news photographers; a young Arab boy, who was our guide, playing with a news camera; Mr. Fitzsimmons, AP photographer; and Carter Davidson, AP correspondent.

This is a photograph of people on the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem. E. Clifton Daniel Jr. wrote: "Here are British and colonial troops in the courtyard of the church [Church of the Holy Sepulchre] with their rifles." This photograph is numbered "7". It is part of a series of ten photographs that record Daniel's experience in Jerusalem and is part of a group of photographs originally sent by E. Clifton Daniel, Jr. to his parents from Jerusalem.

This is a building on the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem. E. Clifton Daniel wrote: "If you will look at the bottom on this picture, you will see a sign saying 'Sixth Station of the Cross.' The people overhead are looking down at the procession." The photograph is numbered "4." It is part of a series of ten photographs that record Daniel's experience Jerusalem and is part of a group of photographs originally sent by E. Clifton Daniel, Jr. to his parents from Jerusalem.