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Women stood in doorway with child, 1934
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posted on 2019-05-31, 08:00 authored by Freja Howat-Maxted, Leila Sansour, Jacob NorrisJacob NorrisThis is a digital reproduction of an image held within the Library of Congress.
Taken in 1934, the image exists as part of a series produced by John D. Whiting. and G. Eric Matson. Whiting was a member of the American Colony in Jerusalem and worked as a tour guide, businessman, writer, and photographer.
The image depicts three women stood in a doorway, to the right hand side stands another woman who looks on towards the three women, as a child clings to her skirt. The master copy of this image is accompanied by the caption: 'Trying to get the picture of one girl', indicating that the photographer had been trying to take a picture of only one of them.
This image is part of the Bethlehem Women collection within the Planet Bethlehem Archive.