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Archive - Lost in Time: Philippe Halsman’s Middle East Archive 

Philippe Halsman 

In 1936, Philippe Halsman embarked on a photographic journey across the Middle East, documenting his observations along the way. These images were only recently discovered by the Halsman family, who maintains Philippe’s print and film archive. This new content not only stretches Magnum's historical narrative of the region beyond its usual starting point in 1948, marking the creation of Israel, but also offers a fascinating glimpse into Halsman's development as a photographer before he began creating iconic portraits of personalities like Salvador Dali and Albert Einstein.

Venturing into reportage... 

Philippe Halsman 1936

SYRIA. 1936. 

Philippe Halsman 1936

MANDATORY PALESTINE. 1936. 

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MANDATORY PALESTINE. Jerusalem. 1936. 
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MANDATORY PALESTINE. 1936. A man of the Palestine Police Force... 
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MANDATORY PALESTINE. 1936. Tel Aviv street. 

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MANDATORY PALESTINE. Tel Aviv. 1936. Building a house. 

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MANDATORY PALESTINE. Jaffa. 1936. 

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MANDATORY PALESTINE. Tel Aviv. 1936. 

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MANDATORY PALESTINE. 1936. The workers from port of Tel Aviv.... 

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MANDATORY PALESTINE. Tel Aviv. 1936. Building a house. 

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MANDATORY PALESTINE. Tel Aviv. 1936. Orthodox Jew. 
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MANDATORY PALESTINE. Jaffa. 1936. The houses which will be blown... 
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MANDATORY PALESTINE. 1936. Children are taken from school to... 
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MANDATORY PALESTINE. 1936. Men of the Palestine Police Force... 
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MANDATORY PALESTINE. 1936. British forces. 
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MANDATORY PALESTINE. Jaffa. 1936. British soldiers. 
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MANDATORY PALESTINE. 1936. Check point. 

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MANDATORY PALESTINE. Jaffa. 1936. British forces at a check point.... 
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MANDATORY PALESTINE. Jaffa. 1936. British forces. 
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MANDATORY PALESTINE. 1936. Jewish police on the rooftop of a... 
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MANDATORY PALESTINE. Jaffa. 1936. The rooftop of the higher houses... 
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MANDATORY PALESTINE. 1936. Auxiliary police on the roadside. 

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MANDATORY PALESTINE. 1936. Auxiliary police on the roadside. 

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MANDATORY PALESTINE. 1936. The Jewish Auxiliary Police and British... 
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MANDATORY PALESTINE. Tel Aviv. 1936. "The smoke from houses that... 

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MANDATORY PALESTINE. 1936. Yemeni boy. 
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MANDATORY PALESTINE. Jerusalem. 1936. Jewish Ukranian. 

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MANDATORY PALESTINE. Judean Desert. 1936. 
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MANDATORY PALESTINE. 1936. Kibbutz. 

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MANDATORY PALESTINE. 1936. Pioneers of the Zionist movement,... 
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MANDATORY PALESTINE. 1936. Kibbutz. 

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MANDATORY PALESTINE. 1936. 

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MANDATORY PALESTINE. 1936. Children of the kibbutz Kiryat Anavim.... 

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MANDATORY PALESTINE. 1936. 

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MANDATORY PALESTINE. 1936. In the Jewish quarters of Old Jerusalem.... 

Philippe Halsman 1936

MANDATORY PALESTINE. Jerusalem. 1936. The Old City. 

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MANDATORY PALESTINE. Jerusalem. 1936. 

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MANDATORY PALESTINE. Jerusalem. 1936. 
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SYRIA/LEBANON. 1936. 

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SYRIA. 1936. Village. 

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SYRIA. 1936. Women building a home in Syrian village. 

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SYRIA. 1936. Village. 

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SYRIA. 1936. 

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SYRIA. 1936. Men in village. 

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SYRIA. 1936. 

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SYRIA. 1936. Philippe Halsman with locals. 

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SYRIA. 1936. Bedouin woman. 

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SYRIA. 1936. 

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SYRIA. 1936. 

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SYRIA. Damascus. 1936. 

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SYRIA. Damascus. 1936. 

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SYRIA. Damascus. 1936. Woman climbing to her room. 

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SYRIA. Damascus. 1936. "One can even shave in a brothel." 

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SYRIA. 1936. Village. 

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SYRIA. 1936. 

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SYRIA. Damascus. 1936. Ummayad Mosque. 

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EGYPT. 1936. 

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EGYPT. 1936. 

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SYRIA/LEBANON. 1936. 

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SYRIA/LEBANON. 1936. 
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