48 photographs arranged in an album which belonged to a British soldier who served in Egypt and Palestine during World War I. 1917-1918. The album includes: many photographs of Gaza after its occupation (soldiers' graves in Deir el-Balah, date groves, farmers plowing), sites in Palestine (Abraham's well in Beersheba, Dormition Abbey in Jerusalem, Hebron and more), Turkish prisoners, tent camps in the desert, various towns in Egypt (Alexandria, Port Said, and more), and other photographs. Most photographs are titled and dated by hand on the ; some are titled by hand on the album's leaves (English). 48 photographs sized approx. 11X6.5 cm. Good condition. Stains and slight defects. Album: approx. 18.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and slight defects. Small tears at margins. Binding partly detached, somewhat worn.
48 photographs arranged in an album which belonged to a British soldier who served in Egypt and Palestine during World War I. 1917-1918. The album includes: many photographs of Gaza after its occupation (soldiers' graves in Deir el-Balah, date groves, farmers plowing), sites in Palestine (Abraham's well in Beersheba, Dormition Abbey in Jerusalem, Hebron and more), Turkish prisoners, tent camps in the desert, various towns in Egypt (Alexandria, Port Said, and more), and other photographs. Most photographs are titled and dated by hand on the ; some are titled by hand on the album's leaves (English). 48 photographs sized approx. 11X6.5 cm. Good condition. Stains and slight defects. Album: approx. 18.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and slight defects. Small tears at margins. Binding partly detached, somewhat worn.
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