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Interior of a peasant home, c.1934-1939

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posted on 2019-05-31, 07:43 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 a Nativity scene, in which the woman veiled is presented as the Virgin Mary, holding baby Jesus. The presence of the animals reinforces this idea, showing the photographs relation to the Nativity. The male on the far left supposedly represents Joseph, shown by his traditional attire, exemplified through the head cloth and head rope.

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

History

Creator

American Colony (Jerusalem). Photo Dept., photographer

Contributors

American Colony (Jerusalem), Library of Congress

Date

c.1934-1939

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-04150 (digital file from original photo)

Spatial

31.7053996,35.1936877

Spatial Relation

Bethlehem

Identifier

pb_lc_nat_c19340000-0002aa.tiff

Rights

Library of Congress. No known restrictions on publication.

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