Auction 021
Online Auction – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
By Kedem
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Jan 14, 2020
8 Ramban St, Jerusalem., Israel
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LOT 224:
"War Time Views of Jewish Palestine" – Photograph Album, a Gift by the "Histadrut", 1943
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Sold for: $360 (₪1,249)
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"War Time Views of Jewish Palestine" – Photograph Album, a Gift by the "Histadrut", 1943
War Time Views of Jewish Palestine – photograph album. Published by the Histadrut General Federation of Jewish Labour in Palestine ("with the compliments of the executive committee"), 1943.
An album with 20 black-and-white photographs depicting the settlement and building enterprises in Palestine, soldiers, a military parade, small industries, agriculture, and more. The photographer's name is not noted. The photographs are mounted on the leaves of the album and are captioned on notes printed in Hebrew and English. The album is bound in a straw binding, with an inlaid piece of carved wood with a map of Palestine on its front.
Photographs: 11X14 cm. on average. Album: 24.5 cm. Good condition. A few stains. Minor blemishes to the margins of the binding. One of the bolts of the binding is not original.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
