Maria Jacobsen (right) unpacking supplies sent from Denmark at the Birds' Nest Orphanage in Sidon, c. 1922.

Location

Sidon, Lebanon

Year

1921–1923

Context

Based on Nellie Miller's notes, Maria Jacobsen (right) is unpacking supplies sent from Denmark. Miss Jacobsen ran the Birds' Nest on behalf of Near East Relief, but she was also a missionary with a Danish organization.

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  • Holding Institution

    Rockefeller Archive Center

  • External Link
    https://dimes.rockarch.org/collections/Ahi2i3M7wcFTbQuXZgxDib?category=&limit=40&query=near%20east%20foundation

  • Attribution

    Rockefeller Archive Center. Near East Foundation Records. Courtesy of David Mann

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  • Notes

    This photograph is part of the Nellie Miller Mann Papers held at the Rockefeller Archive Center within the Near East Foundation Records (the successor organization to Near East Relief). The collection was made available to NERHS courtesy of David Mann; her writings and photographs were published in Letters from Syria, 1921–1923: A Response to the Armenian Tragedy, Including Stories, Travel and Reports (David Mann, 2013).

    For the finding aid and related NEF photographic holdings, see: https://dimes.rockarch.org/collections/Ahi2i3M7wcFTbQuXZgxDib

Maria Jacobsen (right) unpacking supplies sent from Denmark at the Birds' Nest Orphanage in Sidon, c. 1922.