A home in Bethlehem, c.1900-1920

Title: A home in Bethlehem, c.1900-1920
Description: This is a digital reproduction of an image held in the Library of Congress. This image is a reconstruction of the nativity scene within a Bethlehem home. A local man and woman have been asked to play the roles of Mary and Joseph. The woman breastfeeds her infant as baby Jesus. Animals complete the nativity scene as does the traditional peasant attire of the people. The image is a cropped version of the original. 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_7252220
Subject: Bethlehem; Palestine; Palestinian Diaspora; Nativity Scenes collection; Biblical gaze; Virgin Mary; Nativity scene
References: https://www.loc.gov/resource/matpc.05495/
License: CC BY 4.0
Creator: American Colony (Jerusalem). Photo Dept.; photographer
Contributor: American Colony (Jerusalem); Library of Congress
Type: 1 negative : glass, stereograph, dry plate ; 5 x 7 in.
Source: Library of Congress, Washington DC, USA, Prints & Photographs Division, reproduction number: LC-DIG-matpc-05495 (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.1900-1920