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Two photographs of three Spitfires,
#1 A view of the port side of three Spitfires. Behind is a watch tower. On the reverse 'Ein Shemeer Palestine 46'.
#2 a view of the same three Spitfires but taken at the front. On the reverse 'Spitfires Palestine…

92 members dressed in desert uniform, arranged in four rows in front of a Halifax. The front row, of 21 men are seated on the ground, the next row, of 27, are seated with the following rows of 28 and 19 respectively are standing. It is stamped on the…

27 flight engineers in half caps and desert uniform arranged in rows around a wooden barrel which is marked 'Aqir XXX'. Four men crouch either side of the barrel with one row of eight men sat behind and two rows of eight and six men standing in the…

Describes and evening out in Palestine including meeting prostitutes. Philosophises on Palestine being a wonderful country for broadening the mind. Mentions taking a dip before breakfast and leaving Tel Aviv by train back to Cairo. Mentions food…

Describes train journey through Egypt and Palestine/Transjordan. Detrains at Kantara (El Qantara) Mentions seeing Australians, Transjordan and Palestine police and that country is cleaner that Egypt. Leaves train at Lydda and describes activities…

Top left - view looking down from aircraft of a city below. Captioned 'Tel Aviv, Palestine from 10,000 ft'.
Top right - view of secluded garden with trees and building in background. Captioned '"little bit of heaven" at Shaibah, behind officer's…

Top - art deco building with glass and semi-circular tower above doorway in front, Three story building with balconies to left. Captioned 'Casino, Bath [sic] Galim'.
Bottom - view down city street with bus and car, city buildings with store fronts…

Top - view down city street with buses on left and buildings either side. Captioned 'Herzl Street'.
Bottom - view across open ground with house in the foreground and town in the distance. Captioned 'Bath Galim [Bat Galim].

Top - In the foreground a large three story building with dome in centre section and arched windows. In the foreground trees and in the background city dwellings. Captioned 'Technicum'.
Bottom - view over the top of town houses with trees in the…

Top - view down city street with bus and cars and tall buildings either side. Captioned Herzl Street'.
Bottom - view down road with bus coming up hill with city and sea in the distance. Captioned 'Road to Mount Carmel'.

Top - view across city with bay with ships in distance and hills on far side. captioned 'The Bay and Harbour'.
Bottom - view down a wide city street with cars, busses and pedestrians. Tall buildings either side. captioned 'Kingsway'.

View looking down on a roundabout with column in the centre and three buses going round. On the left a promenade, beach and sea. Captioned 'Herbert Samual [sic] Square, leading off promenade'.

Top - on the right an open area with lines of raised beds planted with shrubs. A sea wall with promenade runs from bottom left to top right with buildings top right. Sea to left. Captioned 'London Square'.
Bottom - on the left a seaside promenade…

Top - view across open square with water fountain in the centre surrounded by trees. In the background city buildings. Captioned 'Dizengoff Street'.
Bottom - view down city street with buses parked on left and buildings either side. Captioned 'Ben…

Top - photograph missing. Captioned 'Opera Mugrabi'.
Bottom - circular building with columns round the outside. Captioned 'Habimah Theatre'.

Top - a domed building across a street surrounded by trees. Captioned 'Great Synagogue'.
Bottom - view across four way junction in a city with buildings left and right. Captioned 'Alenby Road'.

Top - a large open space with circular water feature surrounded by city buildings. Captioned 'Dixengoff [sic] Square'.
Bottom - view down wide street with tree lined promenade in the centre and city buildings either side. Captioned 'Boulevard…

A large crowd of spectators in the foreground watching the activities of other men on a sports field. In the background buildings and a perimeter fence. Captioned 'Sports Recreation, RAF Lydda'. Additional information about this item was kindly…

A large crowd of spectators on makeshift grandstand with football pitch to the left. Captioned 'Football at RAF Lydda (stands made from shipping crates)'.
Additional information about this item was kindly provided by the donor.

A goal keeper and three players near a goal on a football pitch surrounded by a very large number of spectators. Captioned 'Football at RAF Lydda'. Additional information about this item was kindly provided by the donor.

Head and shoulders portrait of Jack, captioned 'Tel Aviv Palestine - July 1942 based at Aqir'. Reverse captioned 'To the best little darling in the world Jack xxx'.

The market with a large minaret behind.

Half length portrait of an Arab woman carrying a terracotta pot on her head.

At the well. Four men and two donkeys .

Market with large minaret, framed by archway.