Auction 68 Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
Sep 19, 2019 (Your local time)
Israel
 8 Ramban St, Jerusalem.
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LOT 96:

Leo Kahn – Seven Photographs of Palestine

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Seven photographs of Palestine by Leo Kahn. Published in the Palästina im Bild [Palestine in Pictures] series, [1912].
Photographs taken by Kahn in 1912, when he was on a mission to Palestine on behalf of the Jüdische Zeitung newspaper and the JNF, and which document the transportation of oranges in Jaffa; a study class in Meron; the Herzlia Hebrew gymnasium in Tel-Aviv; the Bezalel buildings in Jerusalem; and the colonies of Sejera, Atlit and Rosh Pinah. These photographs, alongside others, were published by the Jüdische Zeitung newspaper in Vienna, in the series of prints "Palästina im Bild" (see Kedem catalog no. 52, item 68).
Seven photographs, printed on thick paper. Size varies, ca. 14X22 to 16.5X23.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Minor blemishes.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.

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