Online Auction 012 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

Moshavah Migdal - Collection of Early Photographs

Opening: $300
Unsold
Ten photographs of the Moshavah Migdal. [ca.1920].
Among the photographs: the plot "Bayit VaGan" in Migdal, "Gan HaTemarim", "Gan HaBananim", bamboo trees, Arbel Fort, view from the water tower to the orange orchard and the sea, Chlenov park, near the nursery, children in an orange orchard and in the yard. The photographs, in Sepia shades, are mounted on leaves and titled.
The colony Migdal was founded as a commune in 1911. The commune did not last long and the colony continued to exist as an agricultural settlement.
Size of photographs: 11.5X16.5 cm, size of leaf: 25X32.5 cm. Fair-good condition. Tear to one photograph. Leaves are inserted in a cardboard folder, torn and worn.
Travels in Palestine, Maps and Photography
Travels in Palestine, Maps and Photography