A train in Battir, Palestine, c.1900-1920

Title: A train in Battir, Palestine, c.1900-1920
Description: This is a digital reproduction of an image held in the Library of Congress. This image depicts a train in the Palestinian village of Battir, located in the West Bank, 6.4km west of Bethlehem, against a terraced landscape. Battir was developed in conjunction with the railroad building project in the early 20th century. This image serves as a cropped version of the one 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_7256258
Subject: Bethlehem; Bethlehem; Palestine; Palestinian Palestinian Diaspora; Wider Bethlehem collection; Battir; Ottoman Empire in Bethlehem; Bethlehem transport; American Colony in Jerusalem; Natural landscapes
References: https://www.loc.gov/item/mpc2004002376/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-04996 (digital file from original photo)
Spatial Coverage: 31.7281985/ 35.1292772/ 15
Rights Holder: Library of Congress. No known restrictions on publication.
Date (approximate): c.1900-1920