Wadi el Biyar aqueduct, Solomon's Pools, c.1934-1939

Title: Wadi el Biyar aqueduct, Solomon's Pools, c.1934-1939
Description: This is a digital reproduction of an image held in the Library of Congress. This image depicts a man in traditional dress sat by the mouth of one of the tunnels of the Wadi el Biyar aqueduct which runs down into 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.
Identifier: pb_lc_spo_7256186
Subject: Bethlehem; Palestine; Palestinian Diaspora; Soloman's Pools collection; British Mandate in Bethlehem; Archaeology in Bethlehem; Bethlehem traditional dress; Cultural and historic landmarks
References: https://www.loc.gov/item/mpc2004002973/PP/
License: CC BY 4.0
Contributor: Matson Photo Service; photographer
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-04058 (digital file from original photo)
Language: English
Spatial Coverage: 31.678687/ 35.1689476
Rights: Library of Congress. No known restrictions on publication.
Date (approximate): c.1934-1939
Temporal Coverage: 1934-1939