Thirty-three photographs documenting the establishment of the kibbutzim Tel Yitzchak, Maoz Haim, Machanayim and other settlements, as part of "Tower and Stockade" operation. Ca. 1938-1939.
Most photographs are from the groundbreaking days, and they document construction of fences, building guarding posts, tent camps and building towers in the new settlements. Among the photographs: arrival of construction materials to the area of Tel Yitzchak; Akiva group leaving the gate of Maoz Haim on its way to establish Neve Eitan; settlers arriving in Kibutz Machanayim, towards its resettlement for the third time; Menachem Ussishkin visiting one of the Metzudat Ussishkin settlements on Lag BaOmer; Avraham Hartzfeld participating in building a gravel wall in one of the settlements; Haim Bograshov congratulating a group of pioneers after construction of a tower; and more.
The photographs are pasted to black paper leaves, some are titled and dated by hand.
Approx. 10X15 cm (one photograph is larger). Paper leaves: approx. 20.5X18 cm. Condition varies. Good overall condition. Minor blemishes.
Provenance: Rimon Family Collection.