Online Auction 016 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
Four Photographs of Haifa – Jewish Policemen during the 1929 Palestine Riots and Architectural Photographs by Shmuel Joseph Schweig
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Four photographs of the city of Haifa. Ca. 1920s – 1930s.
1-2. Two photographs of elegant stone houses. Mounted on thick paper, ik-stamped "Joseph Schweig [Shmuel Joseph Schweig], Haifa".
Approx. 15X10 cm. Mounted on paper of approx. 23.5X18 cm.
3. Group photograph of Jewish men in Mandate police uniform. Titled in the plate: "Group of Jewish policemen in Haifa during the riots, 1929 August". On the reverse appears a handwritten inscription: "In memory of my dear father and sisters and brothers, your loyal son Zalman. 25.9.1929". Divided back for use as a postcard.
Approx.13.5X8.5 cm.
4. "Shanah Tovah" postcard. Studio photograph of the sender on the background of the Technion in Haifa, and the inscription: "Warm greetings for the New Year, Haifa and Eretz Israel [1936]" (Hebrew). Ink-stamp on the back: "Photo Katz, Haifa, Hadar Carmel, 19 Herzl St." (Hebrew).
Approx. 14X8.5 cm.
Good overall condition. A pen inscription appears on top margins of the first two photographs.
1-2. Two photographs of elegant stone houses. Mounted on thick paper, ik-stamped "Joseph Schweig [Shmuel Joseph Schweig], Haifa".
Approx. 15X10 cm. Mounted on paper of approx. 23.5X18 cm.
3. Group photograph of Jewish men in Mandate police uniform. Titled in the plate: "Group of Jewish policemen in Haifa during the riots, 1929 August". On the reverse appears a handwritten inscription: "In memory of my dear father and sisters and brothers, your loyal son Zalman. 25.9.1929". Divided back for use as a postcard.
Approx.13.5X8.5 cm.
4. "Shanah Tovah" postcard. Studio photograph of the sender on the background of the Technion in Haifa, and the inscription: "Warm greetings for the New Year, Haifa and Eretz Israel [1936]" (Hebrew). Ink-stamp on the back: "Photo Katz, Haifa, Hadar Carmel, 19 Herzl St." (Hebrew).
Approx. 14X8.5 cm.
Good overall condition. A pen inscription appears on top margins of the first two photographs.
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