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Three Bedouin men, c.1910-1920

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posted on 2019-05-31, 07:44 authored by Freja Howat-Maxted, Leila Sansour, Natalia Garcia, Jacob NorrisJacob Norris
This is a digital reproduction of an image held in the Library of Congress.

The photograph depicts three men, which parallel to the three wise men in the Nativity. Their traditional attire correlates with that of the three wise men in the Bible. The men are Bedouin, which is typically associated with those who historically inhabited the desert regions.

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

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Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection

Date

c.1910-1920

Type

1 Photographic print

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Library of Congress, Washington DC, USA, Prints & Photographs Division, reproduction number: LC-USZ62-76257 (digital file from original photo)

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pb_lc_nat_c19100000-0001aa.jpeg

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Library of Congress. No known restrictions on publication.

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