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ARAB-ISRAELI WAR 1947-1949 — Press photographs. 1947-1949.
Photographs of the defining moment in 20th-century Middle Eastern history. Photographs show Arab civilians displaced in refugee camps, Arab prisoners in Ramleh, two images of prisoner swaps in Jerusalem, various shots of UN officers, and a photograph of an Arab-Israeli truce in Jerusalem dated 25 July 1948. The conflict's international reach is shown by images of Egypt's military, as well as Syrian volunteers fighting in Nablus and Jerusalem. The new state of Israel is perhaps best visualised in a image of an army relay team on the newly opened Valor Road (Kvish Hagevurah). Opened in December 1948, this road cemented communication between the two cities, with the photograph showing the army relay team running to deliver a message from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv.
A group of 57 press photographs, dated 1947-1948, various sizes (largest approx. 260 x 205mm, smaller), most with typescript descriptions on versos, stamps and serial numbers of various American press agencies (a few with minor editorial emendations, some light staining to a couple of images' versoes, occasional light marginal creasing).
Photographs of the defining moment in 20th-century Middle Eastern history. Photographs show Arab civilians displaced in refugee camps, Arab prisoners in Ramleh, two images of prisoner swaps in Jerusalem, various shots of UN officers, and a photograph of an Arab-Israeli truce in Jerusalem dated 25 July 1948. The conflict's international reach is shown by images of Egypt's military, as well as Syrian volunteers fighting in Nablus and Jerusalem. The new state of Israel is perhaps best visualised in a image of an army relay team on the newly opened Valor Road (Kvish Hagevurah). Opened in December 1948, this road cemented communication between the two cities, with the photograph showing the army relay team running to deliver a message from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv.
A group of 57 press photographs, dated 1947-1948, various sizes (largest approx. 260 x 205mm, smaller), most with typescript descriptions on versos, stamps and serial numbers of various American press agencies (a few with minor editorial emendations, some light staining to a couple of images' versoes, occasional light marginal creasing).
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