Wood carver in workshop, c.1898-1946

Title: Wood carver in workshop, c.1898-1946
Description: This is a digital reproduction of an image digitised and held by the Library of Congress. The
image depicts a wood carver in his workshop. Bethlehem has been known
for its olive wood carving for centuries. Along with mother-of-pearl,
olive wood devotional objects formed the basis for the emigration explosion out of the
town in the 19th and early 20th centuries when Bethlehem merchants began to sell the goods around the world.
Identifier: pb_lc_bcr_7235510
Subject: Bethlehem; Palestine; Palestinian Diaspora; Bethlehem Crafts collection; Olive wood carving
References: https://www.loc.gov/item/mpc2004006415/PP/
License: CC BY 4.0
Contributor: G. Eric and Edith Matson
Type: Digital scan of image: 1 negative : glass, stereograph, dry plate ; 5 x 7 in.
Source: Library of Congress, Washington DC, USA, Prints & Photographs Division, reproduction number: LC-DIG-matpc-06338 (digital file from original photo)
Rights Holder: Library of Congress. No known restrictions on publication.
Date (approximate): c.1898-1946