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Candleholders, 1948 — Candleholders taken from a Palestinian home by a Carmeli Brigade soldier in 1948 Credit Sarale Gur Lavi

Palestinian photographer — Palestinian photographer Chalil Raad s business card

Palestina — Palestina Moderna et Terra Sancta Florence segment From Francesco Berlinghieri Nicolo Todescho 1480

Advertisement — An advertisement for Farsoun Shoe Factory in Haifa Palestine Source Salam Muhaisen

Mohammad Ismail Abder Rahman, 1946 — Mohammad Ismail Abder Rahman s 1946 identity card issued in Acre on November 10 cover

Mohammad Ismail, 1946 — Mohammad Ismail Abder Rahman s 1946 identity card issued in Acre on November 10 interior

Royal Dutch Airlines — Royal Dutch Airlines ad to fly to Palestine on KLM

Palestinian railyways poster in Egypt, 1922 — Palestine Railways poster published in Egypt in 1922

Anglo-Palestine Yearbook, 1947 — Anglo Palestine Year Book 1947 1948

Gloved hand holding vintage portrait over postcards — A researcher sorts through the Sakhr al Khateeb collection of photographs and ephemera that date back to the 1920s From the Palestinian Museum Digital Archive January 2019 Photo by Haneed Saleh

Advertisement card 1918-1935 — Advertisement card front for the American Colony Industrial School where Palestine Point Lace was taught 1918 1935 G Eric Edith Matson Collection

American Colony Industrial School informational page — Advertisement card back for the American Colony Industrial School where Palestine Point Lace was taught 1918 1935 G Eric Edith Matson Collection

Vintage Palestine Railways Kfar Yehoshua to Haifa ticket — Palestine Railways ticket sub

Palestine Day commemorative envelope with stamps — Palestine Day stamps issued in Cairo 1961

Vintage identification card with portrait photograph — Identification Card of Ahmad Said a Palestinian refugee Source Public domain

Vintage British Palestine passport with crest — Issa Mousa Saah s Palestinian passport exterior issued by the British Mandate colonial government Private Collection

Open vintage passport with photo and stamps — Issa Mousa Saah s passport interior Place of birth and residence Jerusalem Private collection

Vintage Palestinian passport pages with stamps — Issa Mousa Saah s Passport interior Citizenship Palestinian Private Collection

Open passport showing two identification photos — A travel document issued by the United Arab Republic granted to a Palestinian refugee in 1964

Vintage Hebrew telegram form with handwriting — Telegraph confirming the launch of the Haganah s Operation Nachshon carried out by the Givati Brigade from April 5th 16th as a first step of Plan Dalet IDF Archives

Vintage Air France Palestine travel poster — Vintage Air France ad promoting trips to Palestine from the US

Vintage Terra Sancta College graduation invitation — Palestine s Terra Sancta College graduation invitation from 1941 Note that children were not permitted

Vintage Arabic theatrical poster for Hamlet — The Carmel Performing Troupe presents Hamlet Performed in Haifa in 1944

League of Nations Mandate for Palestine cover — The front page of the Mandate for Palestine and Transjordan memorandum presented to UK Parliament in December 1922 prior to it coming into force in 1923

Vintage Palestine Restoration Fund poster, Star of David — 1919 Zionist Organization of America s Palestine Restoration Fundraising poster calling for 3M to build the Jewish homeland in Palestine Source Library of Congress

Antique map of Jerusalem and surroundings — 1937 Survey of Palestine map of Jerusalem produced by the British Mandate government A measurement map Now housed in the The Eran Laor Cartographic Collection National Library of Israel

Historic population table titled "Summary for Palestine — 1945 summary of Palestine s population from the Mandate Village Statistics survey

Dark carved wooden lidded container with handle — A Palestinian mortar and pestle found in a home in Tel Aviv Featured in a project from Aya Gov entitled Archive of Plunder Photo Credit Sarale Gur Lavi

Vintage leather-covered opera binoculars — Binoculars taken from a home in Jaffa A Palestinian mortar and pestle found in a home in Tel Aviv Featured in a project from Aya Gov entitled Archive of Plunder Photo Credit Sarale Gur Lavi

Metal emblem with wheat stalks and Hebrew text — Harel Brigade Fifth Battalion Photo Number 226 from the Palmach Archive

Vintage KLM Royal Route ad, airplane over globes — KLM Royal Dutch Airlines ROYAL ROUTE to The Far East South Africa and Palestine 1947 the setting of major colonial projects

Vintage advertisement for The National Electric Store — The National Electric Store owned by the Snobar Koudsi families and located on Ajami Street in Jaffa Palestine Source Salam Muhaisen

Newspaper clipping: Arab Higher Committee intervenes in dispute — Karaman Dick and Salti Notice of dispute between workers and the owners of the Karaman Dick and Salti cigarette factory in Haifa January 1937 Palestine Post

Vintage Karaman Dick and Salti rooster label — Karaman Dick and Salti One of the many brands of cigarettes created by Karaman Dick and Salti LTD Courtesy of the Archive of Abed Awad

Vintage Baddour cigarette label with Arabic script — Baddour Ltd cigarette box cover Courtesy of the Archive of Abed Awad

Antique carved wooden trinket box with flowers — Olive Wood Stationery Box depicting the Dome of the Rock Produced in Jerusalem in the Late 19th Century or Early 20th Century exterior

Open wooden box with brushes and tools — Olive Wood Stationery Box depicting the Dome of the Rock Produced in Jerusalem in the Late 19th Century or Early 20th Century interior

Man in traditional costume standing beside upholstered chair — Joseph L Sidawe s business card front Jerusalem Palestine Circa 1875

Vintage Jerusalem travel advertisement for dragoman services — Joseph L Sidawe s business card which was glued to the back of his photograph Jerusalem Palestine Circa 1875

Book cover: A Trip to Palestine and Syria — New York Printed by Richardson press 1913 Library of Congress

Block of four Palestine postage stamps and sheet — Palestine postage stamps issued Aug 24 1920 Library of Congress

Palestine Railways military ticket with bullet hole — Palestine Railways military ticket stub Haif to Ismailia Egypt

Stereoscopic double view of classical marble bust — Palestine Government Museum Statue of a 3rd century Syrian princess 1900 1920 G Eric Edith Matson Collection

Vintage Palestine postage stamps in album — Printing Palestine Stamps in 1920 Library of Congress

Two vintage menu cards on scrapbook page — The Palace Hotel in Jerusalem a menu and program Here featured in the travelogue of the ship the S S Luetzow Source Hisham Khatib Collection Akkasah Center for Photography NYU ref149

Vintage Teachers' Diploma from Schmidt's Girls School, Jerusalem — A teaching certificate awarded to Wafia Al Husseini from the prestigious Schmidt s Girls School and Training College in 1942 from the Schmidt School in Jerusalem 1942 Source Ghadeer Dajani

Vintage wedding announcement, Jerusalem, July 19 1942 — A wedding announcement common among Palestine s bourgeoisie Here we see a note of the couple noting their presence at their home in Upper Bakaa in West Jerusalem in August 1942

Vintage advertisement for Grand New Hotel, Jerusalem — Grand New Hotel featured in Karl Baedekker s travel book Palestine et Syrie Manuel du Voyageur published in 1906 The Palestinian brothers Anton Yacoub Morcos are noted as the owners

Blue vintage Palestine postage stamp with dome — Stamp of Palestine1

Vintage Arabic boxing match poster — Promotional poster for a boxing match

Vintage Palestine Railways Jaffa and Lydda tickets — Palestine Railways Ticket stubs Source Rami Nabulsi

Open 1930s Government of Palestine driver's license — Government of Palestine driver s license issued to Dr Hassan Khalidi of Jaffa on August 1 1936

Vintage envelope addressed to Palestine with stamps — A 1935 letter sent from Washington DC to the early Zionist settlement of Kirgath Kiryat Bialek near Haifa Palestine

Open letter in historic Palestine newspaper — An open letter of protest from Issa El Issa publisher of Filastin Newspaper to Herbert Samuel in 1922

Vintage green train ticket Alexandria to Haifa — Train ticket stub from Alexandria Egypt to Haifa Palestine

Palestine Jewish Colonization Association letterhead — Letter of the Palestine Jewish Colonization Association PICA 1930s

Framed poster demanding return of Arab refugees — World Truth League circa 1949 from the collection of Nehad Khader Source Palestine Poster Project

Vintage photographer stamp with Arabic inscription — Karimeh Abbud s business stamp circa 1920s 30s

El Najah vintage product label with rooster — Karaman Dick Salti One of their many cigarette brands Najah means victory of triumph Courtesy of the Archive of Abed Awad

Cigarette company Karaman Dick Salti s business card

Vintage Mabrouk cigarette pack from Haifa, Palestine — Karaman Dick Salti One of their many brands of cigarettes Mabrouk Courtesy of the Archive of Abed Awad

Bearded man reclining beside a hookah — Portraiture by Lady Photographer Karimeh Abbud Palestine s first woman photographer A postcard of A Native of Palestine circa 1925

Blue Palestine stamp featuring Dome of the Rock — One of the many colorful stamps issued in Palestine before the Nakba Featured here is Jerusalem s Dome of the Rock Islam s 3rd holiest site 1927 1932

Vintage Jaffa oranges crate label — The remnants of Mahmoud Hajaj s Jaffa orange business before the Nakba Source Shay Farkash of Studio Tchelet

Vintage Palestine and Syria travel posters collage — Some of the images that appear in Thomas Cook Son s 912 guidebook to the Holy Land Source Emil Salman

Hexagonal wooden inlaid table with star pattern — Inlaid table from Damscus Syria purchased from Boulos Meo s Jerusalem furniture store in the 1930s1

Ornate hexagonal wooden inlaid side table — Inlaid table from Damscus Syria purchased from Boulos Meo s Jerusalem furniture store in the 1930s

Vintage Jerusalem Persian rug store receipt — Inlaid table from Damscus Syria purchased from Boulos Meo s Jerusalem furniture store in April of 1929 Featured here is the receipt from Boulos Meo

Vintage 1920 Tel Aviv Palestine fair poster — Tel Aviv Palestine 1926 The 3rd annual International Near East Exhibition Fair Source Arieh El Hanani Sapozhnikov

Declassified 1948 typed report on Deir Yassin — US Consulate records on the Deir Yassin massacre dated April 13 1948 National Archives Courtesy of Josh Ruebner

Round metal tray with bird and star motifs — Decorated copper plate signed on the reverse Hand Made Palestine manufactured by Canaan Safed Decorated with applied fish and stars

A Brief Guide to Al Haram Al Sharif a Guide for Visitors to the Temple Mount – Published by the Supreme Muslim Council – Jerusalem 1924

Illustrated cover: Jewish colonies in Palestine — The Jewish Colonies in Palestine Postcard Booklet cover Published by Jacob Bendow Ya akov Ben Dov Cover design by Ze ev Raban

Vintage sepia townscape with three women on hill — The Jewish Colonies in Palestine A postcard booklet interior from Y Ya akov Ben Dov aka Jacob Bendow circa 1910s to 1920s depicting the Zionist movement s agricultural colonies

Vintage Haifa harbor postcard with camels — A 1898 postcard of Haifa Palestine commemorating the historic visit of Kaiser Wilhelm Printed in Germany

Vintage brown damask book cover — All they could carry Nina s book of love poems The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Private Collection

All they could carry Therese Nina Saad s copy of the Rubaiyat a boom of love poetry from her fiancé Issa Saah Nina carried the book with her into exile in Jordan

Hands holding ancient carved stone head — An ancient treasure found by a Palestinian in Gaza The goddess Anat a 4500yr old Canaanite deity

Green crescent and star emblem with Arabic text — Grand Moulin de Jerusalem Jerusalem s Great Mill Private group 1937 Source Constanti Zakharia via Khazaaen Archive

Vintage Azzahra Hotel Jerusalem advertisement poster — A promotional poster for the Azzahra Hotel in Jerusalem 1940 1949 Source Rami Nabulsi Collection via Khazaaen Archive

Title page of Manual of Palestinian Arabic — A 1909 Palestinian Arabic study manual published in Jerusalem Source Khazaaen Archive

Vintage National Palestine Drug Store advertisement — The Palestinian National Drug Store 1934 Collection of Salam Muhaisen Source Khazaaen Archive

Beaded cap covered in layered metal coins — Shatweh Married Womans Headdress Adorned with Bride Wealth Coins Palestinian Costumes the Bethlehem area or Beit Jala Old Palestine The Ottoman Period Circa 1930s Source ALJ Antiques Limited

Palestinian serviceman badge in brass — Palestinian serviceman in British forces during World War II Palestine curved metal shoulder tag Worn by Palestinian Arab and Jewish soldiers in service of the British Army

Round wooden jar with metal lid — An antique 5 Palestiniain hand carved wooden bowl with a hammered bronze lid Palestine is stamped on the bottom

Manhole cover reading "Government of Palestine — An iron man hole cover in the streets of Haifa reminds all who pass it of Palestine s recent history and Haifa a major part of it

Carved wooden round plate with figures — Engraved copper plate titled Palestine featuring the map of Palestine Date unknown

Circular metal badge with sword, laurel, Hebrew text — Haganah Insignia Pin a sword over Haifa s port

Cover of historical report on Palestine — Report on the state of Palestine submitted to His Excellency the High Commissioner for Palestine by the Executive Committee Palestine Arab Congress on the 13th of October 1925 Jerusalem

Open ornate Arabic manuscript with decorative borders — The Koran found on the body of the Palestinian commander Abd al Qadir al Husseini found in the house of Uzi Narkis Source Palmach Archive

Green vintage Palestine 100 pound banknote — A type of Palestinian bank note that was presented to high ranking officials of the British Mandate in the 1927

Yellow vintage Palestine postage stamp with overprints — Stamp of Palestine

Book cover: crowd during 1936-39 Palestine revolt — Cover of Ghassan Kanafani s comprehensive study of The Great Arab Revolt

Split damaged image of vintage hotel and cars — The Palace Hotel in Jerusalem Circa 1920s G Eric Edith Matson Collection

Vintage poster depicting refugee mother and children — Word Truth League poster November 1949 Included in the Palestine Poster Project From the collection of George Al A ma Nada Atrash via the Palestine Poster Project

Green booklet: Views of the Colonies of Judea — Views of the Colonies a postcard booklet cover from 1923 published by the Elijah Brothers documenting Zionist colonies in Tiberias Gedera Rechovot Rishon Lezion Ben Shemen Dead Sea Petah Tikva Jaffa

Historic town street with horse and children — Views of the Colonies 1 Petah Tikvah

Historic plant nursery with workers and greenhouse — Views of the colonies 2 Ben Shemen

Vintage Montefiore Street scene, Petah Tikvah — Views of the Colonies 3 Petah Tikvah

Vintage Rehovoth colony panoramic view — Views of the Colonies 4 Rehovoth

Vintage map of Palestine and surrounding region — Thomas Cook Map Mediterranean Pilgrimage Association Hisham Khatib Collection Source Akkasah Center for Photography

Vintage Buick dealership with two classic cars — Shukri Deeb in front of his Buick car dealership on Mamillah Road in Jerusalem 1920s

Vintage Palestine Police crown badge — Palestine Police badge during the mandate period

Palestine Police metal badge on red background — Palestine Police shoulder badge during the British Mandate

1934 vintage car advertisement with Arabic text — An ad for Shukri Deeb s Buik and Pontiac dealership on Mamillah Road in Jerusalem

Assorted vintage mother-of-pearl brooches and pins — A collection of Mother of Pearl items crafted by Palestinian artisans pre Nakba Auction house

Vintage aluminum teapot on pink fabric — A Berndorf teapot from the Palace Hotel in Jerusalem 1929 Auction house

Vintage Jewish National Fund poster, tractor emblem — 1945 Jewish National Fund promotional poster Source Palestine Poster Project

Jerusalem engraved mother of pearl devotional icon from Bethlehem Palestine circa 18th Century Auction house

Circular necklace of small metal oval charms — Prehistoric Necklace found in a cave in Palestine made of shell and bone Currently in Britain s Ashmolean Museum at Oxford Source Bridgeman Art Culture History

Stone relief with three carved faces and foliage — From Hisham s Palace Khirbat al Mafjar in the Palestinian city of Jericho 8th century AD Current location Rockefeller Archaeological Museum Jerusalem

Antique map showing Mediterranean and ancient Palestine — Map dated 1720 from Arabiae Veteris Typus by Christoph Weigel 1654 1725

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