Some 430 postcards depicting cities, colonies, important buildings, holy sites, local population, and more, in Palestine and in the State of Israel. Various publishers and places of publication, [early 20th century to 1980s; majority of postcards published between ca. 1910 and 1960].
Comprehensive collection, featuring many of the themes typically found in postcards dealing with Palestine during the first half of the 20th century. Including: • Sites holy to Judaism, Christianity and Islam, in Jerusalem and throughout the country – the Western Wall, the Temple Mount, Rachel's Tomb, Meron, Cave of the Patriarchs, Church of the Nativity, the Jordan river, Jericho, Bethlehem, Capernaum, and more. • Old and new cities throughout Palestine; many postcards depicting Haifa, Safed, Tiberias, Beersheba, and other places. Many postcards dedicated to Tel Aviv and its iconic buildings, such as the Herzliya Hebrew Gymnasium, the old city hall, Bialik House, the Great Synagogue, and more; dozens of postcards depicting Haifa, published by K. Hefner & J. Berger, Kraków. • Colonies (Moshavot), including Gedera, Ness Ziona, Rishon LeZion, Rehovot, Petah Tikvah, Metula, Zikhron Ya'akov, and Rosh Pinna. • Various hotels and sanatoriums across the country. • Sea of Galilee, the Dead Sea, port of Haifa, and more.
Average size: 14X9 cm. Condition varies.