CitizenWald, 9 months ago

#Ephemera: When unfolded, this album commemorating the First #Zionist Congress (August 29-31, 1897), depicts the delegates.

Here, 162 of them. Figures vary, but 200-250 persons took part, including 17 #women—though they became voting members only in 1898

Interesting that this evidently American document featured portraits of not only the movement’s leaders—but also #Washington and Columbus. Trying to suggest an equivalence of nation-building—or just patriotic filler?

#Mazeldon 2/n

curved rows of portraits of delegates in wreaths with Herzl in center at each corner of the page: six-pointed stars (condition: stains from old tape at folds)
detail of delegate portrait in preceding photo: six women in the lower row
left: portrait of Washington, facing right, after Gilbert Stuart right: imagined portrait of Columbus, facing left