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Photographs of the Palestinian People (Early Twentieth Century, possibly 1920s-1930s)

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A series of candid photographs of the Palestinian people taken by one of the most famous American magazines, LIFE. Without a clear archival record identifying the individuals photographed, the portraits provide a rare glimpse into the lives of the Palestinian people through the American photographic lens--one that does not depict them as a Biblical people. During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the Palestinian people were most often photographed within a Biblified lens. Biblification, a term coined by Issam Nassar, highlighted the ancient Biblical past, effectively erasing the modern social life of the Palestinian people. Images of 'Holy Land' landscapes constructed a vision of an empty and ancient land, filled with ghosts of a Biblical past.
Photographs of the Palestinian People (Early Twentieth Century, possibly 1920s-1930s) picture number 1
Photographs of the Palestinian People (Early Twentieth Century, possibly 1920s-1930s) picture number 2 Photographs of the Palestinian People (Early Twentieth Century, possibly 1920s-1930s) picture number 3 Photographs of the Palestinian People (Early Twentieth Century, possibly 1920s-1930s) picture number 4 Photographs of the Palestinian People (Early Twentieth Century, possibly 1920s-1930s) picture number 5 Photographs of the Palestinian People (Early Twentieth Century, possibly 1920s-1930s) picture number 6

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LIFE Magazine

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Publisher: TimeLife, LIFE Photo Collection