A street in Beit Sahour, Palestine, c.1940-1946

Title: A street in Beit Sahour, Palestine, c.1940-1946
Description: This is a digital reproduction of an image held in the Library of Congress. The image depicts a well populated street in Beit Sahour, a town east of Bethlehem with a largely Christian population. The men photographed wear traditional dress, including the head cloth and head rope and the tarbush, whilst the boys wear shorts and shirts. 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_7256291
Subject: Bethlehem; Bethlehem; Palestine; Palestinian Palestinian Diaspora; Wider Bethlehem collection; British Mandate in Bethlehem; Bethlehem streets; Bethlehem architecture; Bethlehem headdress; Bethlehem children; American Colony in Bethlehem
References: https://www.loc.gov/item/mpc2005008568/PP/
License: CC BY 4.0
Creator: American Colony (Jerusalem). Photo Dept.; photographer
Contributor: American Colony (Jerusalem); Library of Congress
Type: 1 negative : safety film ; 4 x 5 in.
Source: Library of Congress, Washington DC, USA, Prints & Photographs Division, reproduction number:LC-DIG-matpc-12946 (digital file from original photo)
Spatial Coverage: 31.6978535/ 35.2197752
Rights Holder: Library of Congress. No known restrictions on publication.
Date (approximate): c.1940-1946