Middle East.- Palestine 1947 - Egypt 1948, photograph album, 1947-48; and 2 others similar (3).
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Middle East.- Palestine 1947 - Egypt 1948, c.125 vintage photographic prints and newspaper clippings, most captioned by hand, one or two loose, chipping to edges, one or two ff. becoming loose, contemporary calf-backed boards, rubbed and worn, 1947-48 § Snapshots, c.135 vintage photographic prints, many captioned by hand in the margins, 3 ff. detached, previous owner's ink inscription inside upper cover, original paper wrappers, ink boat illustration to upper cover, lacking lower cover, chipping to corners and extremities, rubbed and worn, [c.1946]; and another similar, v.s. (3).*** The first mentioned includes images of the Haganah ship "Jewish State" carrying illegal immigrants. The ship was stopped by the Royal Navy, and brought into Haifa port where it was unloaded. The second mentioned includes an image of the remains of the Goldsmith Officers Club in Jerusalem, after the bomb attack.General images include; Sandhurst; Haifa; the Sea of Galilee; Port Said; Suez Canal; Gibraltar; Nazareth and surrounding areas; Switzerland, and; general family snaps.
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Middle East.- Palestine 1947 - Egypt 1948, photograph album, 1947-48; and 2 others similar (3).
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