Some 100 journalistic photographs, most dating from the time of the Great Arab Revolt. Palestine, ca. 1931-1939.

Large and varied collection comprising some 100 photographs, circulated through newspapers and journals around the world, at the time of the Great Arab Revolt in Palestine.

All photos bearing on back the inked stamps of various news agencies, including France Presse, Wide World Photo, Voir, Keystone, SAFRA, and Associated Press. In most cases, the photos are captioned and dated (in English or French) on printed notes attached to their backs; a few of them bear handwritten notes and markings (as instructions to printers).

Among the photos in the collection: • Photo documenting a meeting of the World Islamic Congress in the Lower Galilee Arab village of Shunat Nimreen (appearing in the photo: Abdullah I, first monarch of the Hashemite Kingdom of Transjordan, son of Hussein bin Ali; Grand Mufti Haj Amin al-Husseini; Ali bin Hussein, King of the Hejaz, and others) (1931). • Fires spreading through Jewish towns and settlements as a result of arson committed by Arab rioters. • Trains and vehicles attacked by Arabs in the course of the Revolt. • British soldiers and policemen involved in security operations in Jerusalem and throughout Palestine; arrests, raids, operations in search of suspects and wanted individuals, gunfights, and security missions. • Three members of the Arab High Council (Haj Amin al-Husseini; Mayor of Jerusalem Dr. Hussein al-Halidi; and the former Jerusalem mayor, Raghib al-Nashashibi). • A "sulcha" (reconciliation ceremony) between Arabs and Jew in the area of Tel Yosef. • Arab demonstrations in Jerusalem and Jaffa. • And more.

Size and condition Vary.