63 studio photographs. Palestine, ca. 1920s-1940s (two photographs from the 1950s).
A collection of stylized studio photographs of individuals, families and groups, most of them printed on postcards. Among the photographs: • Numerous photographs portraying the subjects in boats on the shores of Tel-Aviv and Jaffa or in airplanes. • Photographs portraying the subjects riding camels, horses and even an elephant, most of them on the beach. • Photographs portraying the subjects in local ethnic attires, among them a photograph of a family in Arab garments by Avraham Soskin and a photograph of a woman drawing water from the Ein Harod spring. • Series of photographs of a girl named Miriam Amram, in different costumes. Some are ink-stamped on the back with "Photo Rimon" stamp. Tel-Aviv, 1936. • Souvenir photographs designed as banknotes of one Palestine Pound. • Photographs designed as postal stamps.
Among the photographers: "American Colony", "Photo Rimon", Zvi Cohen, "Zalmaniya Shulamit'", and others.
Some of the photographs are signed and a small number are dated on the back. Some bear a dedication on the back.
Approx. 2.5X2.5 cm to approx. 9X14 cm. Good overall condition. Stains. Creases. Some tears and fractures. Some photographs are damaged.
Provenance: Rimon Family Collection.