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