Children washing in the spring in Battir, Palestine, c.1900-1920

Title: Children washing in the spring in Battir, Palestine, c.1900-1920
Description: This is a digital reproduction of an image held in the Library of Congress. This image depicts children washing in the springs of Battir. The springs function as an important water source for the village as due to a lack of water the majority of agriculture relies on the collection of rainwater. This is a cropped version of the original photograph. 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_7256261
Subject: Bethlehem; Bethlehem; Palestine; Palestinian Palestinian Diaspora; Wider Bethlehem collection; Battir; Ottoman Empire in Bethlehem; Bethlehem children; Natural landscapes; American Colony in Jerusalem
References: https://www.loc.gov/resource/matpc.04997/
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-04997 (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