Online Auction 021 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture

Photographic Postcard – Laying the Cornerstone of the Hebrew University – Jerusalem, 1918

Opening: $100
Sold for: $125
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A photographic postcard from the ceremony of laying the cornerstone of the Hebrew University. Jerusalem, the 15th of Av (1918).
The photograph depicts a large crowd, including many British military men, looking upon the canopy that was erected at the site of the laying of the cornerstone. Dated in the plate: "Tu BeAv 5678 Jerusalem". (15th of Av 1918).
14X9 cm. Good condition. Minor stains. Minor blemishes to the margins of the postcard, creases. Traces of tape on verso.
Palestine, British Mandate and Underground Movements, the State of Israel
Palestine, British Mandate and Underground Movements, the State of Israel