12 photographs of Jerusalem. Black and white by Yaacov Benor-Kalter. Jerusalem, 1926. Numbered. Published by the Pro Jerusalem Society. Includes photos of: Jerusalem from Mt. Scopus, the Western Wall, King Solomon Street, King David Street and more.
English. 38 cm. [13] separate leaves. One-side-only of the leaf. Thick paper. Tears with tiny loss in the blank margins. Fine condition. Original cloth binding, missing laces. Tiny tears with loss to the binding cloth.
Yaakov Benor-Kalter was an architect, graphic artist and photographer (1897-1969). He emigrated from Poland in the 1920s. He was one of the most prominent Jewish photographers at the beginning of the 20th century. He was a JNF photographer and designed certificates, stamps, postcards and maps for the organization. He was a Bezalel teacher and the designer of “Beit Ha’am” in Jerusalem.