Natives of Bethlehem on their way to Jerusalem – Vintage Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A window into the past: Natives of Bethlehem on their way to Jerusalem, preserved in this historic photograph. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Natives of Bethlehem on their way to Jerusalem
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Few pictures on this board show ordinary travel rather than monuments, and this stereograph card does exactly that. Its title places a group of "natives of Bethlehem" on the road to Jerusalem, and the subject list adds camels and travel on the West Bank in the 1910s. Stereo cards like this were made to be viewed through a special hand viewer, which gave the scene a three-dimensional look that suited armchair tourism at the time. The card was copyrighted by B.L. Singley, a publisher of such views, and it reflects the steady demand in America and Europe for images of the Holy Land as it appeared to travelers.
| Created / published | 1919 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph gelatin silver. |
| Notes | J238591 U.S. Copyright Office. Title on recto of item. Copyright by B.L. Singley. No. 7328. · Hertz Henrik 1798-1870 author. |
| Subjects | Camels--West Bank--1910-1920. Travel--West Bank--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Stereograph Cards |
| Original scan | 5,873 × 2,961 px · prints to 20 × 10 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-STV-270317 |
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