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Coffee Vendor in Jerusalem

A mobile coffee vendor in the streets of Jerusalem, ca. 1880s

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Maison Bonfils

A Maison Bonfils photograph taken in the 1880s shows a coffee street vendor, dressed in traditional clothing and a Fez (tarboosh), serving two customers near an ancient wall in Jerusalem.

Maison Bonfils was a French family-run photography studio established by Félix Bonfils and his wife, Marie-Lydie. Along with their son, they produced thousands of photographs of the Middle East, including many images of Jerusalem and the Holy Land.