Bethléem, une place

Bethléem, une place
4.2 Bethléem, une place
1897, 1 m
Documentary
This street scene from Bethlehem shows a crowd of locals jumping on something in the middle of camera range. What are they seeking? The implication seems to be that they are beggars jumping on a handful of alms tossed onto the spot and the effect is simultaneously funny and sad.