Market Place in Bethlehem, c.1898-1914
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Title
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Market Place in Bethlehem, c.1898-1914
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Description
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This is a digital reproduction of an image held in the Library of Congress. The image shows the market in Manger Square in Bethlehem with the
Mosque of Omar visible in the background and the Ottoman police station (the Saraya) on the right. On Saturdays, Manger Square
would be flooded with people from all over the surrounding villages and
countryside, come to buy and sell produce. In the 1920s, the British
Mandate regime created the Bethlehem Municipal Market between the
Farahiyyeh and Najajreh quarters of Bethlehem, thus clearing Manger
Square of its traditional market. This image exists as part of the Bethlehem People and Places collection within the Library of Congress project of the Planet Bethlehem Archive.
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Identifier
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pb_lc_bpe_7252235
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Subject
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Bethlehem
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Palestine
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Palestinian Diaspora
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Bethlehem merchants
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Bethlehem People and Places collection
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Bethlehem markets
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Bethlehem camels
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Manger Square
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Mosque of Omar
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References
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https://www.loc.gov/item/mpc2004006808/PP/
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License
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CC BY 4.0
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Creator
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American Colony (Jerusalem). Photo Dept., photographer
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Contributor
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American Colony (Jerusalem), Library of Congress
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Type
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1 negative : glass, dry plate ; 10 x 12 in.
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Source
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Library of Congress, Washington DC, USA, Prints & Photographs Division, reproduction number: LC-DIG-matpc-06765 (digital file from original photo)
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Language
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English
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Spatial Coverage
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31.7053996/ 35.1936877
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Rights Holder
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Library of Congress. No known restrictions on publication.
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Date (approximate)
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c.1898-1914
