Donkeys being loaded to transport salt from the Dead Sea, Palestine, c.1900-1920

Title: Donkeys being loaded to transport salt from the Dead Sea, Palestine, c.1900-1920
Description: This is a digital reproduction of an image held in the Library of Congress. The photograph depicts donkeys being loaded with salt by Palestinians near the Dead Sea. Many Palestinians in this area used the salt for business enterprises and to improve the economy in the area. This image is a cropped version of the photograph held at the Library of Congress. The image is part of a collection that was gifted to the Library of Congress by the board of directors of the American Colony of Jerusalem.
Identifier: pb_lc_wbe_7256255
Subject: Bethlehem; Bethlehem; Palestine; Palestinian Palestinian Diaspora; Wider Bethlehem collection; The Dead Sea; Bethlehem donkeys; American Colony of Jerusalem
References: https://www.loc.gov/item/mpc2004001879/PP/
License: CC BY 4.0
Creator: American Colony (Jerusalem). Photo Dept.; photographer
Contributor: American Colony (Jerusalem); Library of Congress
Type: 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-01749 (digital file from original photo)
Spatial Coverage: 31.5368743/ 35.2100992
Rights Holder: Library of Congress. No known restrictions on publication.
Date (approximate): c.1900-1920