Mother Picking Lice

Mother Picking Lice off her Child

You are viewing an unusual image of a poor mother picking lice from her daughters hair. It was taken in approximately 1900 to 1920 by the Photography Department of the American Colony Jerusalem.

The image shows poor Mother and Child on the Street.

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