Caption

Bethlehem, View of Bethlehem, stereograph, address: 'Parklaan 49, HAARLEM, (Holland)', inscription: 'These stereo-photos are being offered for sale and sold wholesale and retail by the ........., ', number: '166.', monogram, inscription: 'Déposée.', photographer: Richard Sochor, publisher: De Wereld-Tourist, Haarlem, 1903, Palestine, paper, baryta paper, gelatin silver print, gelatin silver developing print, height 88 mm x width 179 mm, city-view in general, 'veduta', A wide panoramic view shows an old stone cityscape with a cluster of large masonry buildings and fortified walls on a hill, two prominent bell towers rising above the roofline, pitched roofs and flat terraces visible among the structures, and a road or path winding along the base of the walls. In the foreground there are terraced fields and groves with rows of trees separated by low stone walls, scattered smaller buildings with whitewashed facades, and irregular patches of bare earth and vegetation. The overall image is monochrome with a grainy texture and some worn or faded areas, and the horizon fills the upper portion of the picture with mostly open sky.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B10_242

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Rights managed

Available size

40.1Mb (5.1Mb) / 12.3in x 12.6in / 3693 x 3792 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bethlehem View stereograph address Parklaan 49 Haarlem Holland inscription stereo-photos offered sale sold wholesale retail number 166 monogram Déposée photographer Richard Sochor publisher De Wereld-Tourist 1903 Palestine paper baryta paper gelatin silver print gelatin silver developing print height 88 mm x width 179 mm city-view general veduta wide panoramic view old stone cityscape cluster large masonry buildings fortified walls hill two prominent bell towers rising roofline pitched roofs flat terraces visible structures road path winding base walls foreground terraced fields groves rows trees separated low stone walls scattered smaller buildings whitewashed facades irregular patches bare earth vegetation image monochrome grainy texture worn faded areas horizon fills upper portion picture mostly open sky