Online Auction 012 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

Collection of Press Photographs from Palestine - Late Mandate Period

Opening: $300
Sold for: $688
Including buyer's premium
18 press photographs from Palestine. Jerusalem, Tel-Aviv, Netanya, Yagur, Sdot Yam and other places, 1939-1958 (most photographs from the second half of 1940s).
Among the photographs: British soldiers conduct searches in Kibutz Sdot Yam; British tanks search for mines near Kibutz Yagur; Jewish civilians and children arrested in a street, Jerusalem, following explosion of three control posts; military curfew in Netanya, and more.
On verso of most of the photographs appear ink-stamps of news agencies, information notes for the press (English) and handwritten captions.
Size and condition vary. Average size: approx.. 17.5X23.5 cm. Good overall condition.
Travels in Palestine, Maps and Photography
Travels in Palestine, Maps and Photography