Beschreibung:

Album with 31 photographs of Palestine, by Ya'akov Ben-Dov (Jacob Bendov) and photographers of the American Colony photography department in Jerusalem. This album was presented to C. S. Phillips, secretary of the Jerusalem Musical Society upon his departure from Palestine in 1923. The album contains: • Photographs of Jerusalem and the vicinity (streets in the Old City, Dome of the Rock, El Aqsa Mosque, worshippers at the Western Wall, and more). • Photographs of Tiberias, Migdal and the Sea of Galilee. • Photographs of Yemenite Jews and Arab women. • Photograph of Ya'akov Ben-Dov's daughter, dressed as Ruth the Moabite. • Photographs of views in towns and settlements in Palestine. Thirteen of the photographs are ink-stamped with American Colony stamps ("American Colony Jerusalem") and seven are ink-stamped with Ya'akov Ben-Dov's stamp ("J. Bendow"). The album is bound in a leather binding (detached) with a dedication in English to C. S. Phillips, from the Jerusalem Musical Society, dated June 1923. According to the dedication, the album was given to Phillips before he left Palestine, as a token of appreciation for his service as secretary of the Jerusalem Musical Society from the day of its foundation (the society was founded in 1921 by Thelma Yellin). 31 photographs, mounted on the album's leaves. Photographs: 22X28 cm. Album: 42X32 cm. Photographs in good condition. Tears (some are open tears) and stains to album's leaves and to tissue guards. Last leaf is detached. The binding is detached and the album leaves were re-bound with thread. Binding in fair condition (wear, tears and stains). The dedication on the binding is slightly faded. The album is inserted in a fine case. Provenance: Rimon Family Collection.