34 photos, mainly portraits, of Belkind and Hankin families. Eretz Israel, early 20th century.
Four photos with dedications to Yemima Belkind (1891-1969) – born in Gedera, sister of Na'aman, "Nili" member, and an art teacher. In addition, portrait photo of Olga Hankin – of the first Aliya, a midwife and aunt of Avshalom Feinberg. Different photographers: Avraham Soskin and his partner G. Bruk, "Tzalmon" photography studio, Jaffa, Daoud Sabungi, and others.
Size and condition vary, average height 17 cm, overall good condition.

Album with 44 large professional photos of the city of Slonim, 1923.
On the album cover, designed and bound as a book, appears an embossed inscription: "a gruss fun slonim 1923" [regards from Slonim, 1923].
Large photos (18X23.5 cm) are mounted on the album's leaves, portraying sites and different buildings in the city: The pharmacy, the synagogue (exquisite exterior and interior photos), commercial street, market on Thursday, Jewish cemetery, city's rabbi, head of the Yeshivah, jubilee ceremony of the fire department, factories, city after a fire, the mosque, the prison, orphanage, Magen David Adom, school's pupils and teachers and other Jewish institutes, etc.
The origin of the Jewish congregation of Slonim dates back to the 16th century and the oldest gravestone in the old Jewish cemetery is from 1529. When WW II broke out 16,000 Jews lived in the city – about half of the total population. Most Jews were involved with labor and industry. Zionist parties and youth movements were active in the city, where there were schools of "Tarbut", "Beit Ya'akov", Tachkemoni", a Yiddish school, a Jewish Gymnasium and a Yeshivah. Culture institutes also operated in the city such as clubs and libraries, which also published several Jewish papers.
Album: 29 cm, damages caused to the binding, some of which are restored. Photos and leaves in good condition. Two last photos: 12X16.5 cm.

Palästina im bild [Palestine in Photos]. Photography: Leo Kahn. Published by the Judische Zeitung newspaper (where Kahn worked), Vienna, 1912
142 plates with professional photos taken by Kahn during his mission to Eretz Israel in 1912, on behalf of the newspaper and in cooperation with the JNF. Captions in German. The photos feature colonies and cities, views of the country and Metulah, Yesod HaMa'ala, Kineret and more as well as photos of the settlers: children, workers, Yemenites; the Hebrew Gymnasium, Bezalel and more. Incomplete set (originally – 180 plates).
Photos: 8.5X11.5 cm, printed on 17X20 cm plates. Good condition. Tear on one photo, spot on one photo. Original cover, torn.