A family in Bethlehem, c.1898-1914

Item

Title
A family in Bethlehem, c.1898-1914
Description
This is a digital reproduction of an image held in the Library of Congress. The image depicts a family in Bethlehem, dressed in local attire. Various forms of Bethlehem headdress can be seen in the image, from the women's cone-shaped shatweh, to the older men's turbans, to the boy's tarbush. This image exists as part of the Bethlehem People and Places collection within the Library of Congress project of the Planet Bethlehem Archive.
Identifier
pb_lc_bpe_7252238
Subject
Bethlehem
Palestine
Palestinian Diaspora
Tarbush
Shatweh
Turban
Bethlehem children
Bethlehem headdress
Bethlehem People and Places collection
References
https://www.loc.gov/resource/matpc.06814/
License
CC BY 4.0
Creator
American Colony (Jerusalem). Photo Dept., photographer
Contributor
G. Eric and Edith Matson Photograph Collection
Type
1 negative : glass, dry plate ; 10 x 12 in.
Source
Library of Congress, Washington DC, USA, Prints & Photographs Division, reproduction number: LC-DIG-matpc-06814 (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.1898-1914