Untitled [Jerusalem, Village of Siloam]

A fine panorama of the small village of Siloam perched on the edge of the Valley of Jehoshaphat, or Kidron Valley, which runs between the east wall of Jerusalem along the Temple Mount, and the Mount of Olives. Siloam had a spring, the water from which was diverted in the 8th century BC through a tunnel over 500 metres long cut from solid rock, known as Hezekiah's Tunnel. This supplied fresh water to the city of Jerusalem at the Pool of Siloam and was especially important during times of siege when the spring itself would be covered with masonry to seal it from the enemy.

This panorama, which shows the village in the context of the rugged hillside, appears to be the only view of Siloam in the photographer's archive.