Booklet of postcards Societe Cooperative Vigneronne des Grandes Caves Richon-le-Zion et Zicron-Jacob, Palestine, ca.1900 (CHS-47571~1)

Booklet of postcards Societe Cooperative Vigneronne des Grandes Caves Richon-le-Zion et Zicron-Jacob, Palestine, ca.1900
The booklet inclides a hard cover and 12 photographic postcards in English, French and Hebrew. Hard cover, front: "Societe Cooperative Vigneronne des Grandes Caves Richon-le-Zion et Zicron-Jacob", back: "Societe Cooperative Vigneronne des Grandes Caves Richon-le-Zion et Zicron-Jacob. The great Cellars of Richon le Zion and Zicron Jacob", table of content; card 1, front: "Richon le Zion"; card 2, front: "Zicron Jacob"; card 3, front: "Rechoboth"; card 4, front: "Richon le Zion. The Palm Alley"; card 5, front: "Richon le Zion. The Grand Cellars"; card 6, front: "Zicron Jacob. The Cellars"; card 7, front: "Richon le Zion. Vintage";; card 8, front: "Richon le Zion. The Weighing Machine"; card 9, front: "Arrival of Grapes of the Cellars of Richon le Zion"; card 10, front: "Cellars of Richon le Zion. Internal View"; card 11, front: "Cellars of Richon le Zion, Emptying after fermantation [sic]; card 12, front: "Cellars of Rishon [sic] le Zion, loading for transport".; all cards, back: "Post Card", "Societe Cooperative Vigneronne des Grandes Caves Richon-le-Zion et Zicron-Jacob".
Call number: CHS-47571
Filename: CHS-47571~1; CHS-47571~2; CHS-47571~3; CHS-47571~4; CHS-47571~5; CHS-47571~6; CHS-47571~7; CHS-47571~8; CHS-47571~9; CHS-47571~10; CHS-47571~11; CHS-47571~12; CHS-47571~13; CHS-47571~14; CHS-47571~15; CHS-47571~16; CHS-47571~17; CHS-47571~18; CHS-47571~19; CHS-47571~20; CHS-47571~21; CHS-47571~22; CHS-47571~23; CHS-47571~24; CHS-47571~25; CHS-47571~26; CHS-47571~27; CHS-47571~28
Coverage date: circa 1900
Part of collection: California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Geographic subject (region): Palestine
Type: images
Part of subcollection: Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960
Repository name: USC Libraries Special Collections
Accession number: 47571
Repository address: Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Subject (adlf): agricultural sites; commercial sites
Format (aacr2): 1 booklet (12 post cards) : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm.
Language: English; Hebrew; French
Rights: Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California
Project: USC
Repository email: [email protected]
Contributing entity: California Historical Society
Title (alternate): The great Cellars of Richon le Zion and Zicron Jacob
Publisher (of the digital version): University of Southern California. Libraries
Format (aat): photographic postcards; relief halftones (prints)
Legacy record ID: chs-m22123; USC-1-1-1-14164
Access conditions: Send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343.
Subject (file heading): Palestine
Subject (lcsh): Vineyards; Wine and wine making; Wineries
Date created: circa 1900
Subject: Societe Cooperative Vigneronne

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