House and garden in Bethlehem, Bonfils Fiches, c.1870

Title: House and garden in Bethlehem, Bonfils Fiches, c.1870
Description: This is a digital reproduction of an image held in the Library of Congress. This photograph shows a house and garden in Bethlehem. As a French photographer, FichesBonfils captured the Middle East in the late 19th century from a Western perspective and achieved commercial success due to a European fascination with the 'East'.
Identifier: pb_lc_bfi_7252781
Subject: Bethlehem; Palestine; Palestinian Diaspora; Bonfils Fiches collection; Ottoman Empire in Bethlehem; Olive trees; Bethlehem architecture; Natural landscapes
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
Spatial Coverage: 31.7053996/ 35.1936877
Rights Holder: Library of Congress. No known restrictions on publication.
Date (approximate): c.1870