Lot 119
Five Photographs from Time of the Great Arab Revolt – Break-Up of Demonstration in Clock Tower Square, Jaffa / British Soldiers Body-Searching Arab Residents
Five photographs from the period of the Great Arab Revolt. Jaffa (and additional locations?), [mid- to late 1930s].
1-2. Two photographs showing the break-up of a demonstration in the square surrounding the Jaffa Clock Tower (1936?).
3-5. Three photographs showing British soldiers conducting body searches of Arab residents (one of the photos also shows a police officer wearing a "kolpak" hat, customarily worn by members of the Jewish Settlement Police forces).
Kept in a photo envelope of the Ilford Photo company (listing branch addresses in Tel Aviv and Jaffa).
Approx. 13.5X8.5 cm. Good condition. Minor blemishes. Divided postcard backs.
