Approx. 380 photographs by photographer Sam Frank, including photographs of fighters, public figures, Independence Day celebrations, and more. Israel, early 1950s.
The photographs mostly document IDF soldiers in training, parades, ceremonies and milestones in the life of the young State of Israel: fighters in the field and during free time (including Moshe Dayan); Nachal soldiers (1951); IDF reservists during training; pilots of the Israeli air force and their planes; the inauguration of the post office of Eilat with the attendance of the minister Dov Yosef (1950); Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion at the airport in Lod (1950); Independence day parades in 1951 and 1952 in various cities; a parade of "HaPoel" celebrating its 25th anniversary in 1952; and more.
Some of the photographs are stamped on verso with photographer's stamp; however, most of them are mounted to leaves in groups, by subjects. The mounted photographs are partly captioned and dated on the leaves (English).
Size and condition vary; most of the photographs are approx. 5.5X5.5 cm. Good overall condition.
See items 110 and 112.