Vintage Photos of Artas

Contributed by Artas Folklore Center on 10.04.2012:

The Artas Folklore Center has a permanent exhibit of some of the photos of Hilma Granqvist, the Swedish/Finnish Anthropologist who studied the lives of the villagers from cradle to grave. It is fun to guess which child in the photo is the grandfather of a villager in the room. Several people have submitted vintage photos of Artas to Palestine-family.net, notably Turathuna of Bethelehem University and Fadi Abu Aqleh. There are a few samples below. All text as in original submission.

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A Village Leader in Artas

The Village leader in Artas is wearing a bulky turban of ghabani silk, as befits his age and rank submitted by Turathuna Bethlehem University on 21.07.2006

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Old water collection system near the village of Artas south of Bethlehem.

No date.Al Quds Newspaper, 2009.

submitted by Fadi Abu Akleh on 25.01.2010 Copyright (2010) Fadi Abu Akleh

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Families traveling from the village of Artas south of Bethlehem, to Bethlehem (a few kilometers).

No date.Al Quds newspaper, 2009. submitted by Fadi Abu Akleh on 25.01.2010

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A man and a woman picking grapes in Artas, 1925-31.

Photo: Hilma Granqvist.”

submitted by Turathuna Bethlehem University on 03.11.2006

Copyright (2006) Turathuna Bethlehem University