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Collection of Photographs – Beno Rothenberg – Archaeological Sites, Wildlife of Palestine, Photos of Safed, and More - A diverse collection of photographs by photographer Beno Rothenberg. Various sites in Palestine/Israel, ca. 1940s and 1950s. Included in the collection: Photographs of local archaeological sites (the Byzantine bath house of Avdat; Minister of Education Ben-Zion Dinur visiting the excavations along with archaeologist Benjamin Mazar and historian Haim Zev Hirschberg; other items); numerous photographs of fauna (including one of a giraffe which was used as the cover photo of Rothenberg's first book, ”Animal Photographer”); photographs of the city of Safed; two photographs of the Tel Aviv Rowing Club; and more. Most of the photographs are marked with the photographer's inked stamp; two are signed by hand on verso. Approx. 80 photographs. Size and condition vary. Overall good condition. Nine photographs with handwritten captions on verso.