COLLECTION NAME:
Underwood & Underwood World War I press photographs
Record
Identifier:
C0502_B001_F038.jpg
Title:
General Allenby reading proclamation at the Tower of David in Jerusalem, Israel
Creator:
Underwood & Underwood
Date:
1918-01-18
Description:
Attached: "168653 F.C. COPYRIGHT UNDERWOOD & UNDERWOOD, N.Y. REMARKABLE PHOTO -- READING THE PROCLAMATION FROM TOWER OF DAVID ON BRITISH ENTRY INTO HOLY CITY. General Allenby's proclamation being read to the populace of the city before the staff of the Allied arms, from the steps of the David, a building that was standing in the time of Christ. After the reading of the proclamation in English by an officer, translations in 6 languages, French, Italian, Greek, Russian, Arabian and Hebrew were used. This unusual photogrph shows a front view of the officers standing in line. General Allenby is standing in the centre. 1/18/18."
Subject:
World War, 1914 - 1918
Geographic Area:
Israel
Decade:
1910s
Type:
Still Image
Genre/Form:
war photography
Genre/Form:
black-and-white photographs
Genre/Form:
group portraits
Format:
Photograph; black and white
Extent:
8 x 10 in.
Digital Publisher:
George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center.
Collection:
Underwood and Underwood World War I press photographs
Physical Location:
Box 1, Folder 38
Rights Statement:
Public Domain. There are no known restrictions.
General Note:
The description for these photographs is transcribed from paper descriptions that are attached to the photographs with adhesive. These paper descriptions are brittle and acidic. For presentation and accessibility purposes, the descriptions have been cropped out of the image.
