Historical information

Photograph of male soldier in Tel-Aviv during 1942. WWII.

Physical description

Black and white photograph of male soldier holding a cigar and walking on a footpath in a city. He is in uniform and wearing a beret.

Inscriptions & markings

Back: "Tel-Aviv, / December 1942 / I had a lot on my mind / at the .... and had just / taken a puff from a strong / cigar I'd purchased / against my better judgement, / hence the intense expression! / It's not my normal one, thank heaven - / But - phew! That cigar - / never again!"