Auction 52 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

Impressive Photograph Album - Construction of Tel Aviv Port

Opening: $1,200
Sold for: $1,875
Including buyer's premium
Album with 60 photographs documenting the construction of Tel Aviv Port. [Tel Aviv, late 1936 to early 1938].
Large, impressive photographs documenting many stages in the port's construction, from the preliminary preparations to the opening ceremony attended by the High Commissioner and Chaim Weizmann. Among other things, the photographs document the engineering instruments used in the construction, the laborers' work and the Tel Aviv Municipal Engineer, Yaakov Shifman, at the site during the works. The photographs are unsigned. At the beginning of the album is a small label with the inscription "Y. Cohen, E. B. Yehuda 16" (Hebrew).
Total of 60 photographs, average size: 23.5X17 cm. Album: 41X29 cm. Good condition. Two detached photographs. Album binding slightly worn and damaged.
Travels in Palestine, Maps, Photography, Postcards and Graphics
Travels in Palestine, Maps, Photography, Postcards and Graphics