Online Auction - Israeli Culture of the 60s, 70s and 80s
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Jun 22, 2016
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LOT 187:
Photo Album of HaAguda LeMaan HaChayal Facilities in Tel Aviv, 1959
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Sold for: $200
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Photo Album of HaAguda LeMaan HaChayal Facilities in Tel Aviv, 1959
Album featuring 31 photos of various facilities run by the Association for the Wellbeing of Israel's Soldiers in Tel Aviv. Photographer not credited.
The large Beit HaChayal auditorium on Weitzman Street was yet to be constructed, and the album features a photo of the lot where construction was to take place. (The building was completed in 1963.)
The album features large, professional photos of various facilities, such as a soldiers' restaurant, a sleep-in for soldiers, a club, a buffet, etc. The photos feature the buildings' fronts as well as libraries, rooms, a recreation spot, a kitchen and a bakery, a bus stop and a soldier's wedding attended by Prime Minister David Ben Gurion.
Black and white photos. Most photos have a glued caption. Album is Bezalel-style, with Skye binding and a copper relief.
Album size 36x23 cm. Photos are mostly around 18x13 cm. Very good condition. Minor creases.
