Auction 31 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
Photographs of Eretz Israel – World War I – Late Prints
Opening: $200
Sold for: $325
Including buyer's premium
154 historic photographs taken in Eretz Israel during WW I, through the years 1914-1918, until early 1920s. New prints produced by IDF archives [1960s/70s].
Ottoman senior military figures as well as Ottoman soldiers are portrayed in most of the photographs, during battles against the British army; also documented are the entrance of the British Army into Jerusalem and the surrender of the Ottoman army; Gaza and Beer Sheba fronts; Ottoman army camps, field bakeries and tents; British POW, and more. All photographs are annotated in pencil on the reverse. 13X17.5 cm. Very good condition.
Ottoman senior military figures as well as Ottoman soldiers are portrayed in most of the photographs, during battles against the British army; also documented are the entrance of the British Army into Jerusalem and the surrender of the Ottoman army; Gaza and Beer Sheba fronts; Ottoman army camps, field bakeries and tents; British POW, and more. All photographs are annotated in pencil on the reverse. 13X17.5 cm. Very good condition.
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