Jerusalem Street, Bonfils Fiches, c.1870
Freja Howat-Maxted
Leila Sansour
Jacob Norris
10.25377/sussex.7252772.v1
https://sussex.figshare.com/articles/figure/Jerusalem_Street_Bonfils_Fiches_c_1870/7252772
This is a digital reproduction of an image held in the Library of Congress. <div><br></div><div>This photograph shows a street in Jerusalem in the late 19th century. As a French photographer, FĂ©lix Bonfils captured the Middle East in the late 19th century from a Western perspective and achieved commercial success due to a European fascination with the 'East'. Photography depicting architecture was a common subject in his work.</div><div><br></div><div>This image exists as part of the Bonfils Fiches collection within the Library of Congress project of the Planet Bethlehem Archive.</div>
2020-01-30 16:40:11
Bonfils Fiches collection
Ottoman Empire in Bethlehem
Bethlehem streets
Bethlehem architecture
Cityscapes
Middle Eastern and African History
Middle Eastern and North African history