Three men in traditional attire, Bonfils Fiches, c.1870

Title: Three men in traditional attire, Bonfils Fiches, c.1870
Description: This is a digital reproduction of an image held in the Library of Congress. This photograph shows three men dressed in traditional clothing. As a French photographer, Bonfils captures the Middle East from a Western perspective, which quickly found commerical success due to a European public fascination by the 'East'.
Identifier: pb_lc_bfi_7252766
Subject: Bethlehem; Palestine; Palestinian Diaspora; Bonfils Fiches collection; Ottoman Empire in Bethlehem; Bethlehem traditional dress; Bethlehem people; Orientalism; Tarbush
License: CC BY 4.0
Creator: Felix Bonfils Fiches
Contributor: Library of Congress; Leila Sansour
Type: Digital reproduction of dry plate glass negative
Source: Library of Congress
Rights Holder: Library of Congress. No known restrictions on publication.
Date (approximate): c.1870