Marguerite Kattan and members of her family, Bethlehem, Palestine, c.1951

Item

Title
Marguerite Kattan and members of her family, Bethlehem, Palestine, c.1951
Description
The photograph features several members of Victor Giries Kattan’s wife Marguerite Kattan's (nee Mattia Kattan) family. Back Row L-R: Marguerite’s sister Julia Mattia Kattan, Jane Nakhle Kattan, Marguerite’s daughter Jeanette Kattan, Victor’s sister Victoria Mattia Kattan, possibly Dabdoub, Victoria Mattia Kattan’s son Alfred Shukri Kattan, Marguerite’s son Edward Victor Kattan, unknown, and Marguerite Kattan's (nee Mattia Kattan) sister Madeline Mattia Kattan. Children in next row L-R: George Victor Kattan, and Madeline Mattia Kattan’s daughter Hind Jamil Kattan. Row of seated ladies L-R: Emily Kattan (nee Mattia), Marguerite Kattan (nee Mattia Kattan), and Soeur Mattias (Lucy Kattan). Next row of children L-R: Mary Nicola Kattan, Tony Shukri Kattan, William Victor Kattan, Jeanne-Marie Jamil Kattan, and Alexander Nakhle Kattan (looking down). Children in foreground L-R: Julia Kattan’s daughter Micheline Michel Dabdoub, and Victoria Mattia Kattan’s son Johnny Shukri Kattan. The photo was most likely taken at Marguerite’s father’s house known as ‘the Seil’ in Beit Jala (بيت جالا), Bethlehem in the early 1950s.
Identifier
pb_wk_kfp_7276976
Subject
Bethlehem
Palestine
Palestinian Diaspora
Kattan Family Photos collection
Bethlehem children
Bethlehem social occasions
Bethlehem people
1950s Bethlehem
Bethlehemite fashion
License
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Contributor
William Kattan
Type
Digital scan of a black and white photograph. Dimensions unknown.
Source
William Kattan
Spatial Coverage
31.715484/ 35.1711138
Rights Holder
William Kattan
Date (approximate)
c.1951