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PALESTINE, BRITISH MANDATE– An album of photographs taken in Palestine, 1946–1947

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November 17, 03:17 PM GMT

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1,000 - 1,500 GBP

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PALESTINE, BRITISH MANDATE


An album of photographs taken in Palestine, 1946­–1947


Oblong folio (295 x 410mm.), c.284 photographs, approx. 90 x 60mm. or the reverse, mostly mounted 9 to a leaf, captioned below in white pen, stamped calf binding with inset metal plaque showing Jerusalem


An evocative album charting the turbulent events of 1946 and 1947, assembled by a member of the British constabulary, showing the aftermath of terrorist attacks, members of the constabulary and their vehicles, local views, etc.