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Monk sweeping the floor in the Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem, Palestine, c.1898-1946

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posted on 2020-01-30, 12:06 authored by Freja Howat-Maxted, Leila Sansour, Jacob NorrisJacob Norris
This is a digital reproduction of an image held at the Library of Congress.

The photograph depicts a monk sweeping the floor in the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. The church is believed to be built upon the site of the birthplace of Jesus Christ imbuing it with religious significance for Christians of various denominations around the world. The photograph also shows the decoration of the interior of the church.

This image exists as part of the Nativity Church collection within the Library of Congress project of the Planet Bethlehem Archive.

History

Creator

American Colony or Matson Photo Service (Jerusalem). Photo Dept. Photographer

Contributors

American Colony (Jerusalem), Library of Congress

Date

c.1898-1946

Type

1 negative : glass, dry plate ; 5 x 7 in.

Source

Library of Congress, Washington DC, USA, Prints & Photographs Division, reproduction number: LC-DIG-matpc-06296 (digital file from original photo)

Spatial

31.7043034,35.2053455

Spatial Relation

The Church of the Nativity

Identifier

pb_lc_nch_c18980000-0033aa.tiff

Rights

Library of Congress. No known restrictions on publication.

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