Women and girls picking crops in the story of Ruth, Bethlehem, c.1925-1946

Title: Women and girls picking crops in the story of Ruth, Bethlehem, c.1925-1946
Description: This is a digital reproduction of an image held in the Library of Congress. This image depicts predominantly women and children picking crops during the harvest. This image is part of a photo series produced by the American Colony Photo Department or its successor, the Matson Photo Service of their re-enactment of the Book of Ruth. The series is set in the Bethlehem area and includes local farmers who were actually harvesting, threshing and winnowing their crops at the time.
Identifier: pb_lc_har_7246625
Subject: Bethlehem; Palestine; Palestinian Diaspora; Bethlehem Harvest collection; British Mandate in Bethlehem; Biblical gaze; American Colony in Jerusalem; Bethlehem agriculture; Bethlehem traditional dress; Gender relations
References: https://www.loc.gov/item/mpc2005009607/PP/
License: CC BY 4.0
Contributor: Taken either by the American Colony Photo Department or its successor the Matson Photo Service.
Type: Digital scan of image: 1 negative : safety film ; 5 x 7 in.
Source: Library of Congress, Washington DC, USA, Prints & Photographs Division, reproduction number: LC-DIG-matpc-14348 (digital file from original photo)
Language: English
Spatial Coverage: 31.7053996/ 35.1936877
Rights Holder: Library of Congress. No known restrictions on publication.
Date (approximate): c.1925-1946