Star Street (1), Bethlehem, c.1900-1920 Howat-MaxtedFreja SansourLeila NorrisJacob 2019 <div>This is a digital reproduction of an image held within the Library of Congress. <br></div><div><br></div><div>The image features a woman walking along Star Street in Bethlehem - the road that for centuries formed the main approach route into Bethlehem. The woman is wearing the cone-shaped shatweh headdress unique to married Bethlehem women. Rows of coins and other valuable items were sown into shatwehs to display the family's wealth. </div><div><br></div><div>This image is part of the Bethlehem Women collection within the Planet Bethlehem Archive.</div>