Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1889, Mar. 15 | Born Olof Eriksson Möckelind, in Hjulbäck, Nås, Sweden |
| 1896 | Settled with parents and siblings at American Colony in Jerusalem, Palestine |
| circa 1914-1921 | Worked in American Colony Photo Department |
| 1921-1923 | Tour guide and manager, American Express Co., Jerusalem, Palestine |
| 1923 | Left American Colony, but remained in Palestine |
| 1923-1926 | Worked at various jobs, including freelance cinematographer for Fox News in the Middle East |
| 1926-1935 | Contract photographer, Oriental Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill., at excavations in Megiddo, Palestine, Luxor, Egypt, and Khorsabad, Iraq |
| 1933 | Married Astrid Victoria “Tassi” Johannsen of Björbo, Sweden (divorced circa 1939) |
| circa 1939-1948 | Operated an orchard and ranch in Athlit, Palestine, near Haifa |
| 1948 | Fled to Sweden escaping violence in Palestine |
| 1948-1957 | Lived in Sweden and worked at the Statens Historiska Museum, Stockholm, Sweden |
| 1957 | Moved to the United States |
| circa 1960s | Married Lila Waters Williams (died 1987) |
| 1967 | Naturalized as citizen of the United States |
| 1971, Oct. 1 | Died, Metter, Ga. |