Lot 66
Photographs of Eretz Israel – World War I – Late Prints
154 historic photographs taken in Eretz Israel during WW I, through the years 1914-1918, until early 1920s. New prints produced by IDF archives [1960s/70s].
Ottoman senior military figures as well as Ottoman soldiers are portrayed in most of the photographs, during battles against the British army; also documented are the entrance of the British Army into Jerusalem and the surrender of the Ottoman army; Gaza and Beer Sheba fronts; Ottoman army camps, field bakeries and tents; British POW, and more. All photographs are annotated in pencil on the reverse. 13X17.5 cm. Very good condition.
