Village of Artas below Solomon's Pools, July 1940

Title: Village of Artas below Solomon's Pools, July 1940
Description: This is a digital reproduction of an image held in the Library of Congress. This image depicts the village of Artas which is situated below Soloman's Pools. Soloman's Pools are three large water reservoirs located outside of Bethlehem on the road to Hebron, which date back to the 2nd century BC. They were part of a complex ancient water system that comprised acqueducts and springs. This photo was taken by the Matson Photo Service which replaced the American Colony Photo Department in Jerusalem. This image exists as part of the Solomon's Pools collection within the Library of Congress project in the Planet Bethlehem Archive.
Identifier: pb_lc_spo_7256174
Subject: Bethlehem; Palestine; Palestinian Diaspora; Soloman's Pools collection; Artas; Bethlehem architecture; British Mandate in Bethlehem; Natural landscapes
References: https://www.loc.gov/item/mpc2010006301/PP/
License: CC BY 4.0
Contributor: Matson Photo Service; photographer
Date: 1940
Type: Digital scan of 1 negative : nitrate, 4 x 5 in.
Source: Library of Congress, Washington DC, USA, Prints & Photographs Division, reproduction number: LC-DIG-matpc-20816 (digital file from original photo)
Language: English
Spatial Coverage: 31.678687/ 35.1689476
Rights: Library of Congress. No known restrictions on publication.