Nativity recreation in Bethlehem, c.1898-1946

Title: Nativity recreation in Bethlehem, c.1898-1946
Description: This is a digital reproduction of an image held in the Library of Congress. The image depicts a recreation of the Nativity in Bethlehem. The traditional attire is shown by the head cloth and rope, in which the male represents Joseph. The female is wearing a headdress, which shows religious significance. This is the cropped version of the original image. 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_7252280
Subject: Bethlehem; Palestine; Palestinian Diaspora; Domestic Bethlehem; Virgin Mary; Nativity Scenes collection; Nativity scene; Biblical gaze
References: https://www.loc.gov/item/mpc2005001246/PP/
License: CC BY 4.0
Creator: American Colony (Jerusalem). Photo Dept.; photographer
Contributor: G. Eric and Edith Matson Photograph Collection
Type: 1 negative : glass, stereograph, dry plate ; 4 x 5 in.
Source: Library of Congress, Washington DC, USA, Prints & Photographs Division, reproduction number: LC-DIG-matpc-09192 (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