An early pilot · A community project
QADIYA is an independent, noncommercial community project: an archive of Palestine’s history, built for the cause and open to everyone.
This is an early pilot. Its records were gathered with AI help from cited sources and are still being checked, so don’t rely on them yet, and tell us if something is wrong.
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الحياة قبل الحكم البريطاني
Year onlyc. 1898–1914
Gathered from its sources, not yet reviewed
Boats off Jaffa and a busy Jerusalem street: two surviving photographs offer glimpses of Palestinian life before British rule.
The American Colony Photo Department photographed Jaffa’s waterfront and the street inside Jerusalem’s Jaffa Gate. The Library of Congress dates both images to the period between 1898 and 1914.
Link to this chapterThe images preserve architecture, movement, and daily life, but cannot stand for every life beyond the frame. Their catalog dates are approximate. Jaffa Gate is in Jerusalem; it is not Jaffa city.
Link to this chapterLinked context in the legacy record
Linked context in the legacy record
Linked context in the legacy record
Evidence
photograph · Library of Congress
Supports the event summary and historical context. Consult the original record for detail and attribution.
Library of Congress: No known restrictions on publication. American Colony Photo Department, LC-DIG-matpc-06513.
photograph · Library of Congress
Supports the event summary and historical context. Consult the original record for detail and attribution.
Library of Congress: No known restrictions on publication. American Colony Photo Department, LC-DIG-matpc-06545.