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Size | 10.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 7000 items) |
Abstract | The Magnes and Lowenstein family papers contains correspondence, photgraphic materials, and other papers documenting immediate members of the Magnes and Lowenstein family: Judah Leon Magnes (1877-1948), prominent rabbi and Jewish community leader, Beatrice Lowenstein Magnes (1879-1968), and their sons, David (b. 1910), Jonathan (b. 1912), and Benedict (b. 1914). The Magnes family lived in New York and moved to Palestine in 1922. Correspondence consists primarily of personal letters exchanged among the family members while the children were at schools in Haifa and Jerusalem and Beatrice and Judah traveled frequently. Letters are written mostly in English with Hebrew peppered throughout, and share information about school, travel, and routine matters. There are also many letters (in German and in Hebrew) from Jonathan's wife Hava's parents in Tel Aviv to Hava and Jon in New York. Letters after 1950 are relatively sparse and mostly to Beatrice Magnes in Jerusalem. Other papers consist of professional papers of Judah L. Magnes: scattered letters relating to Hebrew University and the state of Israel; texts of speeches given, largely at the Hebrew University; and many memorials and clippings written at the time of his death; writings by Beatrice Lowenstein Magnes; and extensive clippings and programs documenting Frances Magnes's career as a professional musician. Photographic materials chiefly depict Judah L. Magnes and Beatrice Lowenstein Magnes's family, friends, and travels to Palestine, Iraq, Egypt, and other unidentified locations in the Middle East, some of which would become the country of Israel. |
Creator | Magnes Family.
Lowenstein Family. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: Jodi Berkowitz, Amy Morgan, and Patrick Cullom, April 2017
Encoded by: Jodi Berkowitz and Patrick Cullom, April 2017
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Prominent rabbi and Jewish community leader Judah Leon Magnes (1877-1948) was born in San Francisco. Beatrice Lowenstein Magnes (1879-1968) was born in New York to Benedict Lowenstein, who founded B. Lowenstein & Bros. with his brothers in Memphis, Tenn., and Sophia Mendelsohn, and was active in the founding of Hadassah, the women's Zionist organization. Judah L. Magnes and Beatrice Lowenstein married in 1908 and had three sons: David (b. 1910, married Norah Moses (b. 1908)), Jonathan (b. 1912, married Hava Danziger (b. 1915)), and Benedict (b. 1914, married Frances Shapiro). The Magnes family lived in New York City and in Chappaqua, N.Y., and in 1922 moved to Palestine. Judah L. Magnes was a founder of Hebrew University in Jersualem in 1925, served as its first chancellor (1925) and as president (1935-1948). Together with Henrietta Szold, Martin Buber, and others, Magnes was a founder of Ihud, a small binationalist Zionist political party, in 1942.
Back to TopThe Magnes and Lowenstein family papers contains correspondence among family members as well as photographic materials and other papers. Correspondence consists primarily of personal letters exchanged between immediate members of the Magnes and Lowenstein family: Judah, Beatrice, and their sons, David ("Da"), Jonathan, and Benedict ("Bendah"), 1925-1945. A large number of letters, including one from Henrietta Szold, offer congratulations to Judah and Beatrice on the occasion of their son Jonathan's birth, 1912. Early letters show that the Magnes sons were at schools in Haifa and Jerusalem, and Judah and Beatrice traveled often. Letters are written mostly in English with Hebrew peppered throughout, and share information about school, travel, and routine matters. Many letters are written entirely in Hebrew, including several written by the Magnes sons when they were children. Letters were frequently passed along from one family member to another, tucked into additional letters. As time progresses, letters are predominantly between Beatrice and Judah and their sons and their respective wives, epecially with Jonthan and Hava and Benedict and Frances ("Fancy"). There are a large number of condolence letters on the occasion of Judah's death in 1948. There are also many letters (in German and in Hebrew) from Hava's parents in Tel Aviv to Hava and Jon in New York. Letters after 1950 are relatively sparse and mostly to Beatrice Magnes in Jerusalem.
Other papers consist of documents of various Magnes and Lowenstein family members. Included are professional papers of Judah L. Magnes: scattered letters relating to Hebrew University and the state of Israel; texts of speeches given, largely at the Hebrew University; and many memorials and clippings written at the time of his death. Also present are writings by Beatrice Lowenstein Magnes and memorials shared upon her death; extensive clippings and programs documenting Frances Magnes's career as a professional musician; scattered professional correspondence of Jonathan Magnes, as well as materials relating to posthumous events established in his name; and material documenting Magnes papers at other institutions. A small amount of material about the Hadassah organization; Lowenstein family geneaology; and writings by Louis Marshall, noted attorney and husband of Beatrice's sister, Florence Lowenstein, is also included.
Photographic materials chiefly depict Judah L. Magnes and Beatrice Lowenstein Magnes's family, friends, and travels to Palestine, Iraq, Egypt, and other unidentified locations in the Middle East, some of which would become the country of Israel.
Back to TopArrangement: chronological.
Correspondence consists primarily of personal letters exchanged between immediate members of the Magnes and Lowenstein family: Judah, Beatrice, and their sons, David ("Da"), Jonathan, and Benedict ("Bendah"), 1925-1945. A large number of letters, including one from Henrietta Szold, offer congratulations to Judah and Beatrice on the occasion of their son Jonathan's birth, 1912. Early letters show that the Magnes sons were at schools in Haifa and Jerusalem, and Judah and Beatrice traveled often. Letters are written mostly in English with Hebrew peppered throughout, and share information about school, travel, and routine matters. Many letters are written entirely in Hebrew, including several written by the Magnes sons when they were children. Letters were frequently passed along from one family member to another, tucked into additional letters. As time progresses, letters are predominantly between Beatrice and Judah and their sons and their respective wives, epecially with Jonthan and Hava and Benedict and Frances ("Fancy"). There are a large number of condolence letters on the occasion of Judah's death in 1948. There are also many letters (in German and in Hebrew) from Hava's parents in Tel Aviv to Hava and Jon in New York. Letters after 1950 are relatively sparse and mostly to Beatrice Magnes in Jerusalem.
Arrangement: alphabetical. Papers were arranged into groupings by archivist.
Other papers consist of documents of various Magnes and Lowenstein family members. Included are professional papers of Judah L. Magnes: scattered letters relating to Hebrew University and the state of Israel; texts of speeches given, largely at the Hebrew University; and many memorials and clippings written at the time of his death. Also present are writings by Beatrice Lowenstein Magnes and memorials shared upon her death; extensive clippings and programs documenting Frances Magnes's career as a professional musician; scattered professional correspondence of Jonathan Magnes, as well as materials relating to posthumous events established in his name; and material documenting Magnes papers at other institutions. A small amount of material about the Hadassah organization; Lowenstein family geneaology; and writings by Louis Marshall, noted attorney and husband of Beatrice's sister, Florence Lowenstein, is also included.
Arrangement: Subject/Chronological.
Photographic materials chiefly depicting Judah L. Magnes and Beatrice Lowenstein Magnes's family, friends, and travels to Palestine, Iraq, Egypt, and other unidentified locations in the Middle East, some of which would become the country of Israel.
Images were grouped together and titles derived during processing based on notes on enclosures or subjects depicted in materials.
Image Folder PF-05665/1 |
Judah L. MagnesBlack-and-White Photographic Prints and Black-and-White Sheet Film 20 images |
Image Folder PF-05665/2 |
Judah L. Magnes with groups circa 1940sBlack-and-White Photographic Prints 2 images |
Image Folder PF-05665/3 |
Judah L. Magnes and Beatrice Lowenstein MagnesBlack-and-White Photographic Prints and Black-and-White Sheet Film 21 images |
Image Folder PF-05665/4 |
Beatrice Lowenstein Magnes, 1890s and 1900sBlack-and-White Photographic Prints 2 images |
Image Folder PF-05665/5 |
Beatrice Lowenstein MagnesBlack-and-White Photographic Prints and Black-and-White Sheet Film 45 images |
Image Folder PF-05665/6 |
David (?) MagnesBlack-and-White Photographic Prints and Black-and-White Sheet Film 6 images |
Image Folder PF-05665/7 |
Jonathan Magnes, Passport, 19371 images |
Image Folder PF-05665/8 |
Jonathan Magnes, 1920s-1930sBlack-and-White Photographic Prints 11 images |
Image Folder PF-05665/9 |
Jonathan Magnes, 1940s-1960sBlack-and-White Photographic Prints 3 images |
Image Folder PF-05665/10 |
Benedict MagnesBlack-and-White Photographic Prints 18 images |
Image Folder PF-05665/11 |
Frances MagnesBlack-and-White Photographic Prints 4 images |
Image Folder PF-05665/12 |
Frances Magnes professional portraits, 1940sBlack-and-White Photographic Prints 8 images |
Image Folder PF-05665/13 |
Benedict Magnes and Frances Magnes, 1940s and 1950s (?)Black-and-White Photographic Prints 6 images |
Image Folder PF-05665/14 |
Benedict Magnes and Frances Magnes and family, 1950s - 1960s (?)Black-and-White Photographic Prints 60 images |
Image Folder PF-05665/15 |
Magnes Brothers, Salem, Massachusetts, 1972Black-and-White Photographic Prints 10 images |
Image Folder PF-05665/16 |
Jeff Magnes, 1950s-1960sBlack-and-White Photographic Prints 25 images |
Image Folder PF-05665/17 |
Magnes-Lowenstein family, 1900sBlack-and-White Sheet Film 6 images |
Image Folder PF-05665/18 |
Magnes-Lowenstein family, 1910sBlack-and-White Photographic Prints and Black-and-White Sheet Film 85 images |
Image Folder PF-05665/19 |
Magnes-Lowenstein family portraits, 1910sBlack-and-White Photographic Prints 7 images |
Image Folder PF-05665/20 |
Magnes-Lowenstein family, 1920s and 1930sBlack-and-White Photographic Prints 22 images |
Image Folder PF-05665/21 |
Magnes-Lowenstein family, 1940s and 1950sBlack-and-White Photographic Prints 3 images |
Image Folder PF-05665/22-23
PF-05665/22PF-05665/23 |
Magnes-Lowenstein family, undatedBlack-and-White Photographic Prints and Black-and-White Sheet Film 49 images |
Image Folder PF-05665/24 |
Unidentified Magnes-Lowenstein family membersBlack-and-White Photographic Prints 10 images |
Image Folder PF-05665/25 |
Unidentified Magnes-Lowenstein family members, 1880s-1900sBlack-and-White Photographic Prints 4 images |
Image Folder PF-05665/26 |
Unidentified Magnes-Lowenstein family memberstin types 3 images |
Image Folder PF-05665/27 |
Rosenblith family photographsBlack-and-White Photographic Prints 13 images |
Image Folder PF-05665/28 |
Friends of Magnes-Lowenstein familyBlack-and-White Photographic Prints 14 images |
Image Folder PF-05665/29 |
Unidentified adultsBlack-and-White Photographic Prints and Black-and-White Sheet Film 19 images |
Image Folder PF-05665/30 |
Unidentified childrenBlack-and-White Photographic Prints 11 images |
Image Folder PF-05665/31 |
Judah L. Magnes SquareBlack-and-White Photographic Prints 1 images |
Image Folder PF-05665/32 |
Berkeley, Calif. and Stanford, Calif.Black-and-White Photographic Prints 5 images |
Image Folder PF-05665/33 |
Assorted photographs, 1900s (?)Black-and-White Photographic Prints and Black-and-White Sheet Film 10 images |
Image Folder PF-05665/34 |
Miscellaneous unidentified photographsBlack-and-White Photographic Prints 6 images |
Image Folder PF-05665/35-37
PF-05665/35PF-05665/36PF-05665/37 |
Trip to Palestine, 1912 (1-2)Black-and-White Photographic Prints and Black-and-White Sheet Film 214 images |
Image Folder PF-05665/38-39
PF-05665/38PF-05665/39 |
Iraq travels, 1923Black-and-White Photographic Prints 70 images |
Image Folder PF-05665/40 |
Egypt travels, December 1928Black-and-White Photographic Prints and Black-and-White Sheet Film 13 images |
Image Folder PF-05665/41 |
Travels to Middle East, November 1938Black-and-White Photographic Prints and Black-and-White Sheet Film 8 images |
Image Folder PF-05665/42 |
Travels to Middle East, October 19-23 (no year)Black-and-White Photographic Prints and Black-and-White Sheet Film 75 images |
Image Folder PF-05665/43 |
Israel/Palestine travels circa 1910s-1930sBlack-and-White Photographic Prints 3 images |
Image Folder PF-05665/44 |
Travels circa 1910s-1930sBlack-and-White Photographic Prints 40 images |
Image Folder PF-05665/45 |
Travels to Europe and Middle East circa 1910s-1930sBlack-and-White Photographic Prints and Black-and-White Sheet Film 16 images |
Image Folder PF-05665/46-47
PF-05665/46PF-05665/47 |
Travels to Middle East, circa 1910s-1930sBlack-and-White Photographic Prints 65 images |
Image Folder PF-05665/48-60
PF-05665/48PF-05665/49PF-05665/50PF-05665/51PF-05665/52PF-05665/53PF-05665/54PF-05665/55PF-05665/56PF-05665/57PF-05665/58PF-05665/59PF-05665/60 |
Travels to Middle East: Negatives only, circa 1900s-1930sBlack-and-White Photographic Prints and Black-and-White Sheet Film 500 images |
Image Folder PF-05665/61-62
PF-05665/61PF-05665/62 |
Printed material found with photographs |
Image Folder PF-05665/62 |
Material found with photographs |
Oversize Image Folder OP-PF-05665/1 |
Portraits of Sophie Mendelson Lowenstein and Samuel Lowenstein, 1880sBlack-and-white photographic prints 3 images Parents of Beatrice Lowenstein Magnes |
Oversize Image Folder OP-PF-05665/2 |
Jonathan Magnes (?), 1980sColor photographic prints 1 image
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Image Folder PF-05665/63 |
Judah L. Magnes, 1930s-1940sBlack-and-white photographic prints 6 images
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Image Folder PF-05665/64 |
Beatrice Lowenstein Magnes, 1900s-1970sBlack-and-white photographic prints 10 images
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Image Folder PF-05665/65 |
Group of women, including Beatrice Lowenstein Magnes, 1898Black-and-white photographic prints 1 image
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Image Folder PF-05665/66 |
Beatrice Lowenstein Magnes and Judah L. Magnes, 1930s-1940sBlack-and-white photographic prints 4 images
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Image Folder PF-05665/67 |
Lowenstein-Magnes family, 1910s-1960sBlack-and-white photographic prints 20 images
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Image Folder PF-05665/68 |
Judah L. Magnes and family in Israel, order #326, 1930sBlack-and-white photographic prints 10 images
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Image Folder PF-05665/69 |
Judah L. Magnes and family in Israel, order #326, 1930sBlack-and-white sheet film 10 images
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Image Folder PF-05665/70 |
Magnes family in Israel, order #134, 1930sBlack-and-white photographic prints 10 images
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Image Folder PF-05665/71 |
Magnes family in Israel, order #134, 1930sBlack-and-white sheet film 10 images
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Image Folder PF-05665/72 |
Magnes family in Israel, order #115 (negatives only), 1930sBlack-and-white sheet film 10 images
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Image Folder PF-05665/73 |
Beatrice Lowenstein Magnes and Judah L. Magnes with family, 1940sBlack-and-white photographic prints 4 images
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Image Folder PF-05665/74 |
Beatrice Lowenstein Magnes and Judah L. Magnes with family, 1940sBlack-and-white sheet film 4 images
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Image Folder PF-05665/75 |
David Magnes, 1910s-1950sBlack-and-white photographic prints 4 images
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Image Folder PF-05665/76 |
David Magnes and family, order #943, 1940sBlack-and-white photographic prints 10 images
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Image Folder PF-05665/77 |
David Magnes and family, order #943, 1940sBlack-and-white sheet film 5 images
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Image Folder PF-05665/78 |
David Magnes: Travels in Europe, 1930sBlack-and-white photographic prints 15 images
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Image Folder PF-05665/79 |
David Magnes: Plane ride, Israel, 1930sBlack-and-white photographic prints 15 images
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Image Folder PF-05665/80 |
David Magnes: Excavation of mosaic in Israel (?), 1940sBlack-and-white photographic prints 20 images
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Image Folder PF-05665/81 |
Jeffrey and Ben Magnes, Armonk, NY, 1960sBlack-and-white photographic prints 3 images
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Image Folder PF-05665/82 |
Marshall and Magnes families: Knollwood (?), 1950s-1960sBlack-and-white photographic prints 20 images
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Image Folder PF-05665/83 |
Rafi and Liz's wedding, 27 October 1970Black-and-white photographic prints 2 images
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Image Folder PF-05665/84 |
Marshall and Magnes families: Fire Island (?), 1978Color photographic prints 1 image
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Image Folder PF-05665/85 |
Marshall and Magnes families: Family and friends, 1910s-1940sBlack-and-white photographic prints 6 images
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Image Folder PF-05665/86 |
Marshall and Magnes families, 1950s-1970sBlack-and-white photographic prints 5 images
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Image Folder PF-05665/87 |
Children, 1950s-1960sBlack-and-white photographic prints 9 images
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Image Folder PF-05665/88 |
Unidentified children, May 1964Color photographic prints 1 image
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Image Folder PF-05665/89 |
Marshall and Magnes families: Unidentified children, 1970sColor photographic prints 4 images
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Image Folder PF-05665/90 |
Groups of people, 1920sBlack-and-white photographic prints 4 images
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Image Folder PF-05665/91 |
Middle East, 1920sBlack-and-white photographic prints 7 images
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Image Folder PF-05665/92 |
Babylon, Iraq, 1923Black-and-white photographic prints 10 images
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Image Folder PF-05665/93 |
Babylon, Iraq, 1923Black-and-white sheet film 10 images
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Image Folder PF-05665/94 |
Police searches and activity, October-December 1938Black-and-white photographic prints 7 images
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Image Folder PF-05665/95 |
Middle East travels, November 1938Black-and-white photographic prints 3 images
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Image Folder PF-05665/96 |
Middle East travels, November 1938Black-and-white sheet film 2 images
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Image Folder PF-05665/97 |
Israel, order #3959, 1930sBlack-and-white photographic prints 7 images
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Image Folder PF-05665/98 |
Israel, order #3959, 1930sBlack-and-white sheet film 12 images
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Image Folder PF-05665/99 |
Magnes Museum, 1966-1967Black-and-white photographic prints 2 images
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Image Folder PF-05665/100 |
Louis Marshall Memorial Quadrangle, 1950sBlack-and-white photographic prints 3 images
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Image Folder PF-05665/101 |
Marshall and Magnes families: Places and plaques, 1920s-1930sBlack-and-white photographic prints 5 images
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Image Folder PF-05665/102 |
Miscellaneous (negatives only), 1930sBlack-and-white sheet film 2 images
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Image Folder PF-05665/103 |
Jonathan Magnes's University of California Berkeley Transcript, 1936Black-and-white photographic prints 2 images
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Image Folder PF-05665/104 |
Postcards, undatedBlack-and-white photographic prints 2 images
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Special Format Image SF-05665/1-55
SF-05665/1SF-05665/2SF-05665/3SF-05665/4SF-05665/5SF-05665/6SF-05665/7SF-05665/8SF-05665/9SF-05665/10SF-05665/11SF-05665/12SF-05665/13SF-05665/14SF-05665/15SF-05665/16SF-05665/17SF-05665/18SF-05665/19SF-05665/20SF-05665/21SF-05665/22SF-05665/23SF-05665/24SF-05665/25SF-05665/26SF-05665/27SF-05665/28SF-05665/29SF-05665/30SF-05665/31SF-05665/32SF-05665/33SF-05665/34SF-05665/35SF-05665/36SF-05665/37SF-05665/38SF-05665/39SF-05665/40SF-05665/41SF-05665/42SF-05665/43SF-05665/44SF-05665/45SF-05665/46SF-05665/47SF-05665/48SF-05665/49SF-05665/50SF-05665/51SF-05665/52SF-05665/53SF-05665/54SF-05665/55 |
Trip to Middle East, circa 1910s-1930sGlass Plate Negatives 55 images |
Special Format Image SF-05665/56-57
SF-05665/56SF-05665/57 |
Asset registration documents with Palestinian government, 1943Glass Plate Negatives 2 images |
Photograph Album PA-05665/1 |
Magnes-Lowenstein family photograph album, circa 1930sPhotographic Prints |
Photograph Album PA-05665/2 |
Magnes-Lowenstein family photograph album, circa 1950sPhotographic Prints |