Bidspirit auction | Nine Early Photographs by Photographers

Nine Early Photographs by Photographers active in Palestine – Dawid Sabungi, Sawides and Others - Nine photographs (cabinet cards and carte de visite) taken by photographers in Palestine. Jaffa and Haifa, [late 19th century and early 20th century]. 1-6. Six portraits by the photographer Dawid Sabungi, pasted unto an original cardboard cards of his studio in Jaffa. Handwritten dedications appear on the verso of both photos. 7. Photograph of a girl in Arabic ethnic attire. Pasted unto an original cardboard card, bearing the photographer's ink-stamp on verso: S. Schur Jaffa. 8-9. Two portrait photographs, pasted unto the original cardboard cards bearing the photographer's ink-stamp on verso: C. Sawides Caiffa. A handwritten dedication, dated 1908, appears on the verso of one photo. Enclosed: A postcard – photograph of a man in a field of Sabra plants. Ink-stamped on verso: Photographie Palestine Caiffa. Handwritten dedication on verso. Size and condition vary. Size of cardboard cards: 6.5X11 to 10.5X16 cm. Overall good condition. Stains and minor defects.