62 photographic postcards depicting the life of the Yishuv in Palestine. Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Petach Tikvah, Chadera, Rishon LeZion, Rechovot, Kefar Saba and elsewhere, first half of the 20th century (several later postcards).
The collection contains postcards with photographs depicting scenes of the life of the Yishuv during the end of the Ottoman rule, the British Mandate and the first days of the State of Israel. Including studio portraits; group portraits of teachers, students at school and outside, workers, travelers, groups of pioneers, and more; photographs of Jewish soldiers and IDF soldiers; main sites in various settlements and general views of streets in Tiberias, in Tel Aviv and more; photographs of events and celebrations; and more.
Among the photographs: • Portrait of Joseph Trumpeldor during World War I. • A group photograph of pioneers celebrating the new year of 1923 in Tel-Aviv. • Five photographs of Alexander Ziskind Rabinowitz in a public event. • School children in Balfouria working in the garden. • May 1 Conference in Kefar Saba. [1930s or 1940s]. • An immigrant camp run by the Zionist Commission in Tel Aviv. [early 1920s]. • A watchtower in Kfar Menahem. • And more.
14X9 cm on average. Good overall condition. Minor blemishes to some postcards.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.