Tailleurs de pierres à Jérusalem, c.1890-1900 Freja Howat-Maxted Leila Sansour Jacob Norris 10.25377/sussex.7235507.v1 https://sussex.figshare.com/articles/figure/Tailleurs_de_pierres_J_rusalem_c_1890-1900/7235507 This is a digital reproduction of an image held in the Library of Congress. <div><br></div><div>The image depicts a group of stone-cutters carrying limestone in Jerusalem. The Jerusalem hills are well known for their variety of limestone deposits, a material that forms the basis of most of the region's buildings. Bethlehem has long been known as a centre of stone masonry. The town provided large numbers of the stone masons who built Jerusalem's newly expanding suburbs in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. <br></div><div><br></div><div>This image exists as part of the Bethlehem Crafts collection in the Library of Congress project of the Planet Bethlehem Archive.</div> 2019-05-31 08:03:00 Bethlehem Crafts collection Bethlehem stonecutting Middle Eastern and African History Middle Eastern and North African history