Photograph Collection – "Jalduth" Zionist Shelter in Bialistok – Ca. 1920s

Some 190 photographs that belonged to Malka (Tavlinsky) Butler, a kindergarten teacher at the "Jalduth" Zionist shelter in Bialistok. Bialistok and Palestine, ca. 1920s to early 1930s.
The photographs are mostly mounted on thick paper leaves. They include about 30 photos of the "Jalduth" Zionist shelter in Bialistok: children in Hanukkah costumes, Purim spiels, class outings, bathing in a lake, children in the dining hall, an art room, the staff and other scenes. In addition the collection contains family photographs, portraits and some photos taken after Butler's immigration to Israel (the Tel Aviv beach, photos from Tel Hai, archeological sites, camel riding and other photos).
Five photos are dedicated in handwriting on verso (in Hebrew and Yiddish). On verso of one photo is the shelter's ink stamp ("Jalduth Zionist Shelter in Bialistok" – "Ochronka Sjonistyczna w Bialystoku"), and on the verso of another photo is an ink stamp in Yiddish: "Photographia Soloveichik un Sohn, Bialistok". Some of the photos appear in multiple copies.
Enclosed: "Certificate of Appreciation", handwritten on a paper sheet, granted to Malka Tavlinky from the parents of the children at the shelter on the occasion of her immigration to Palestine; marriage contract (ketubah) for Malka's wedding, held in Tel Aviv on December 14, 1928; certificate attesting to the choice of a new name from the Interior Ministry of the State of Israel, from 1964; notice of mourning upon Malka's death, from January 6, 1970.
Size and condition vary. Average size: approx. 8.5X13.5 cm. Most photos are mounted on 20 thick paper leaves (from an album). Good-fair overall condition. Stains, peeling and blemishes. A number of photos are in fair-poor condition, with tears or open tears.