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Antique & Vintage PhotographsKing David Hotel Bombing Jerusalem Palestine British HQ YMCA 1946 Press Photo
This is a silver gelatin photograph that is unmounted and is 10 x 8 inches (254x203mm).
It shows a general view of Jerusalem, featuring the King David Hotel and the tower of the YMCA building. The reverse of the photograph has a typed caption which reads in part: "PALESTINE OUTRAGE: BRITISH H.Q. BLOWN UP ! ! ! LATEST PICTURE OF THE KING DAVID HOTEL 23-7-46". It continues: "THIS IS THE LATEST PICTURE OF THE KING DAVID HOTEL, HEADQUARTERS OF THE BRITISH ARMY AND THE PALESTINE GOVERNMENT IN JERUSALEM. THIS GENERAL VIEW SHOWS THE HOTEL IN THE DISTANCE WITH THE TOWER OF THE Y.M.C.A. BUILDING AT RIGHT. BOTH BUILDING WERE DAMAGED BY THE EXPLOSION IN THE WORST PALESTINE BOMB OUTRAGE EVER. 100 ARE EITHER KILLED OR UNACCOUNTED FOR. . IT COMMANDS VIEWS OF OLD CITY WALLS AND THE VALLEY OF HINNOM."
The caption is credited "KEYSTONE 500207". The reverse also has a red circular stamp for "FLEET STREET" and a purple filing stamp that reads "TOP-ISRAEL-PLACES-JERUSALEM".
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