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Nativity recreation in Bethlehem, c.1898-1946

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posted on 2019-05-31, 07:47 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 image depicts a recreation of the Nativity in Bethlehem. The traditional attire is shown by the head cloth and rope, in which the male represents Joseph. The female is wearing a headdress, which shows religious significance. This is the cropped version of the original image.

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

History

Project

https://figshare.com/projects/Library_of_Congress/26557

Collection

https://doi.org/10.25377/sussex.c.4260695

Creator

American Colony (Jerusalem). Photo Dept., photographer

Contributors

G. Eric and Edith Matson Photograph Collection

Date

c.1898-1946

Type

1 negative : glass, stereograph, dry plate ; 4 x 5 in.

Source

Library of Congress, Washington DC, USA, Prints & Photographs Division, reproduction number: LC-DIG-matpc-09192 (digital file from original photo)

Language

English

Spatial

31.7053996,35.1936877

Spatial Relation

Bethlehem

Identifier

pb_lc_bpe_c18980000-0033aa.tiff, pb_lc_bpe_c18980000-0033ab.tiff

Rights

Library of Congress. No known restrictions on publication.

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Keywords

Domestic Bethlehem Virgin Mary Nativity Scenes collection Nativity scene Biblical gaze Middle Eastern and African History Middle Eastern and North African history

Licence

CC BY 4.0

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