[Photo Album]: Jewish Woman's Family Album

Publication date: 1950

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Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA

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Oblong quarto. Measuring 11" x 8.5". String-tied tan cloth with blue flowers over stiff paper boards. Contains 133 black and white or sepia-toned gelatin silver photographs measuring between 2.5" x 2.5" and 4" x 6", without captions. Near fine album with some spotting and edgewear with fine photographs, A photo album kept by a young Jewish-American woman in the 1940s and 1950s. The photos are a collection of events throughout her life including family vacations, weddings, and dinner parties. The album opens with the woman and her friends on a ski trip with images of them posing on skis and in their snow suits smiling on the mountain. These are followed by portraits of her family and friends with a group photo of people at a cocktail party. Later in the album there are photos of a co-ed, possibly religiously affiliated, scouting troop, including a hand-colored group photo. There is one photo of young girls in scout uniforms posed as a human menorah. Another shows a religious ceremony inside a synagogue. The album continues with portraits of friends and families, wedding photos, and candids. The album ends with a cute photo of three women posing together on a couch. An nice collection of vernacular photography compiled by a young woman.…

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Title
[Photo Album]: Jewish Woman's Family Album
Publication year
1950
Condition
Near Fine
Binding
Hardcover

Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA

Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.

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Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA

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Gloucester City, NJ U.S.A. 08030