Some 55 photographs of Palestine/Israel during Israel’s War of independence, 1947-49.
Including: The Flag of Israel shown flying over a watchtower in Jaffa; a young Jewish man pulling the safety pin from a hand grenade in the course of battles on the streets of Tel Aviv; the Israel Air Force’s first cadets; residents of Jerusalem taking shelter behind Montefiore’s Windmill; soldiers engaged in the "Shacharit" prayer behind sandbags in Kfar Etzion; commander of IDF forces in Qalqilya glancing at his watch, waiting to declare a ceasefire on his two-way radio (first suspension of hostilities?); and more.
These photographs were journalistic photos circulated around the world at the time of the war, and the inked stamps of the news agencies active in the country during this period appear on their backs, alongside handwritten instructions to printers and printed notes containing information regarding the relevant photograph (sometimes glued at the edges). One photo bears the certification mark of the Official Censor of the newly formed State of Israel.
A few of the photos bear the inked stamps of the photographers: Ephraim (Ephron) Ilani, Walter Zadek, and Lasar Dunner.
Some 55 photographs, approx. 20X25-17X13 cm. Condition varies, good to good-fair. Stains and blemishes. Several photographs with small holes or small tears (mostly to edges). On the backs of some of the photographs are more recent inked stamps and notations, many of the photos come with the corresponding news bulletin or newspaper clipping attached.
