Oriental Institute
| Title | Oriental Institute |
| View | Dead Sea Scrolls 1 |
| Series | II: Buildings and Grounds |
| Description | Bible scholars at the Zion Research Library in Brookline, Massachusetts examine the fourth of the ancient Dead Sea Scrolls, believed to be one of the lost books of the Bible. Found in 1947 in Judea, this is the first public exhibition of the piece. Left to right: Dr. Carl H. Kraeling, American Schools of Oriental Research president in Jerusalem and Baghdad; Miss A. Marguerite Smith, Research Library librarian; the manuscript’s owner, Rev. Athanasius Yeshue Samuel, Syrian Archbishop and Metropolitan of Jerusalem and Hashemite Jordan; Rev. Peter Barsoum, Assyrian St. Mary's Apostolic Church pastor in Worcester; and, Mrs. Mary Brooks Tredennick, Zion Research Foundation Board of Trustees president. |
| Subject Terms | Samuel, Athanasius Yeshue, b. 1907 | Kraeling, Carl Hermann, 1897-1966 | Barsoum, Peter | Smith, A. Marguerite | Tredennick, Mary Brooks | Dead Sea scrolls |
| Photographer | Christian Science Publishing Company |
| Photograph Date | Undated |
| Physical Format | Photographic prints; 20.0 x 24.5 cm |
| Architect | Mayers, Murray and Philip |
| Location | 1155 E. 58th Street | University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois |
| Campus Grid | D26 |
| Collection | Archival Photographic Files |
| Repository | University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center |
| Image Identifier | apf2-05421 |
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