Large Diverse Collection of Photographs from Palestine and Europe

Large Diverse Collection of Photographs from Palestine and Europe
Large diverse collection of photographs from Europe and Palestine, [late 19th century until mid-20th century].
The collection includes:
Many photographs of Palestine, including: * Two portraits, stamped "Photography studio Achdut S. Nerinsky and Y. Chatimsky. Jerusalem". * Photographs of trips throughout Palestine (photographs of Jerusalem and its surroundings, Tel Aviv, etc.). * Photographs of an electrical appliance store in Tel Aviv. * Photographs of parades, assemblies and various events in Palestine. Among them is a photograph of the third convention of HaPo'el; a photograph of May 1st celebrations (International Workers' Day) in Hadera, 1934; photograph of a May 1st parade in 1941; photograph of the first international convention of Bessarabian Jews (Tel Aviv, 1958); two photographs of events attended by David Ben-Gurion (one of the reception given in his honor at the Cameri Theater); photographs of sport competitions (group photo of a exercise group of Maccabi in Haifa another group photo of a soccer team). * More photographs of various events and sites in Palestine (dozens from the 20s and 30s as well as later photographs taken after the establishment of the State of Israel).
Dozens of photographs of Europe, including late 19th century and early 20th group photographs and portraits (Cabinet cards and Carte de visite photographs). Soldiers can be seen in some photographs.
Some photographs bear ink-stamps of the photographers on the back and some have handwritten descriptions or dates on the back. Some are divided on the verso to be used as a postcard.
Total of 440 photographs. Size and condition vary. Some are arranged in albums. A number of photographs appear in two copies.