Auction 45 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
Collection of Photographs - "Fair for the Promotion of Goods Made in Israel" and the "Levant Fair"
Opening: $500
Sold for: $750
Including buyer's premium
Thirty-two photos portraying the "Fair for the Promotion of Goods Made in Israel" and early stages of the "Levant Fair". Tel-Aviv, [ca. 1924-1934].
Most photos were taken during the fairs which preceded the "Levant Fair" and took place during the 1920s by "Trade and Industry" company; among them photos of the "Exhibition and Fair for Goods Made in Israel" held in April 1924 in the school for boys on Ahad HaAm street; photo of the plot allocated to the fair organizers by the city of Tel-Aviv, where the permanent booths of the "Levant Fair" were constructed; stands of the vine growers association, Rishon LeZion and Zichron Ya'akov wineries, "HaSoreg" company, a structure in the shape of the city of Tel-Aviv emblem (Lighthouse); structures of machinery and casting plants; stands of "Shemen" company and "Bezalel" museum, group photos of the fair organizers and more. Two photos were taken by Avraham Soskin. Size varies, average size 11.5X17 cm. Good condition.
Most photos were taken during the fairs which preceded the "Levant Fair" and took place during the 1920s by "Trade and Industry" company; among them photos of the "Exhibition and Fair for Goods Made in Israel" held in April 1924 in the school for boys on Ahad HaAm street; photo of the plot allocated to the fair organizers by the city of Tel-Aviv, where the permanent booths of the "Levant Fair" were constructed; stands of the vine growers association, Rishon LeZion and Zichron Ya'akov wineries, "HaSoreg" company, a structure in the shape of the city of Tel-Aviv emblem (Lighthouse); structures of machinery and casting plants; stands of "Shemen" company and "Bezalel" museum, group photos of the fair organizers and more. Two photos were taken by Avraham Soskin. Size varies, average size 11.5X17 cm. Good condition.
Travels to Eretz Israel, Maps, Photography, Postcards and Graphics
Travels to Eretz Israel, Maps, Photography, Postcards and Graphics