Birdseye View of Bethlehem from the Church of the Nativity
Image Description from historic lecture booklet: "Constantine built a church here in 330, most of which survives in the present church of nativity. Justinian who reigned from 527 to 565, rebuilt the walls of the town. The first care of the Crusaders, before taking Jerusalem in 1099, was to secure the safety of the Christian population of Bethlehem. Today there are about 8,000 inhabitants with Armenian, Greek, and Latin churches, monasteries., convents, and schools for girls and for boys. There are English and German missions."
Original Collection: Visual Instruction Department Lantern Slides
Item Number: P217:set 010 004
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Birdseye View of Bethlehem from the Church of the Nativity
Image Description from historic lecture booklet: "Constantine built a church here in 330, most of which survives in the present church of nativity. Justinian who reigned from 527 to 565, rebuilt the walls of the town. The first care of the Crusaders, before taking Jerusalem in 1099, was to secure the safety of the Christian population of Bethlehem. Today there are about 8,000 inhabitants with Armenian, Greek, and Latin churches, monasteries., convents, and schools for girls and for boys. There are English and German missions."
Original Collection: Visual Instruction Department Lantern Slides
Item Number: P217:set 010 004
You can find this image by searching for the item number by clicking here.
Want more? You can find more digital resources online.
We're happy for you to share this digital image within the spirit of The Commons; however, certain restrictions on high quality reproductions of the original physical version may apply. To read more about what “no known restrictions” means, please visit the Special Collections & Archives website, or contact staff at the OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center for details.