The exterior of the Nativity Church, c.1940-1946

Title: The exterior of the Nativity Church, c.1940-1946
Description: This is a digital reproduction of an image held in the Library of Congress. The
image depicts the Nativity Church, looking across Manger Square from
the west, showing various people going to and from the church, as well
as motor cars parked in the square. The photo shows Manger Square in its previous form before it
was widened in the period 1955-66 (under Jordanian rule) by the demolition of the
buildings on the southern side of the square (to the right in this picture).

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_7252292
Subject: Bethlehem; Palestine; Palestinian Diaspora; Nativity Church; Bethlehem People and Places collection; Manger Square
References: https://www.loc.gov/item/mpc2005008940/PP/
License: CC BY 4.0
Creator: Matson Photo Service; photographer
Contributor: G. Eric and Edith Matson Photograph Collection
Type: 1 negative : safety film ; 4 x 5 in.
Source: Library of Congress, Washington DC, USA, Prints & Photographs Division, reproduction number: LC-DIG-matpc-12489 (digital file from original photo)
Language: English
Spatial Coverage: 31.7043079/ 35.2053401
Rights Holder: Library of Congress. No known restrictions on publication.
Date (approximate): c.1940-1946