11 press photographs of Tel Aviv from the time of the British Mandate and the Israeli War of Independence (most photographs are from the end of the British Mandate). Tel Aviv, 1945-1948.
Photographs include:
British soldiers patrol a street where stones were thrown; a British flower truck burning; a mob raids the British food chain "Spinney"; sale of milk during a British curfew intermission; British soldiers investigate suspects for being involved in underground actions (on a wall in the background - graffiti supporting the Soviet Union); the old central bus station after an Egyptian air raid (on May 18,1948); bathers on the beach during a temporary truce (photograph by Beno Rothenberg, signed with his ink stamp); and more.
Most of the photographs are described on the reverse on a press information label (English). Ink stamps appear on some: "Keystone", "New York Times Photos", and other ink stamps.
Size and condition vary. Average size: 20.5X15.5 cm. Fair-good overall condition.