Men riding camels near Bethlehem, c.1898-1946

Title: Men riding camels near Bethlehem, c.1898-1946
Description: This is a digital reproduction of an image held in the Library of Congress. The image depicts three men dressed in traditional Bedouin attire riding camels near Bethlehem. The photograph appears to have been staged to recreate the scene of the three wise men making their way to Bethlehem. This image exists as part of the Nativity Scenes collection within the Library of Congress project of the Planet Bethlehem Archive.
Identifier: pb_lc_bpe_7252187
Subject: Bethlehem; Palestine; Palestinian Diaspora; Nativity Scenes collection; Bethlehem camels; Biblical gaze; Nativity scene
References: https://www.loc.gov/item/mpc2005002963/PP/
License: CC BY 4.0
Creator: American Colony (Jerusalem). Photo Dept.; photographer
Contributor: G. Eric and Edith Matson Photograph Collection
Source: Library of Congress, Washington DC, USA, Prints & Photographs Division, reproduction number: LC-DIG-matpc-11931 (digital file from original photo)
Language: English
Spatial Coverage: 31.7053996/ 35.1936877
Rights Holder: Library of Congress. No known restrictions on publication.
Date (approximate): c.1898-1946