Allenby, Edmund Henry Hynman , 1861-1936, World War, 1914-1918, World War, 1914-1918--Arab countries--Photographs
The photograph is likely to be an enlarged still of the film "General Allenby's Entry into Jerusalem". The photograph captures the proclamation of... Show moreThe photograph is likely to be an enlarged still of the film "General Allenby's Entry into Jerusalem". The photograph captures the proclamation of martial law declared by General Allenby after his entry in Jerusalem. In the picture, standing with Allenby at the steps of the Tower of David, or the Citadel, near the Jaffa Gate, a guard of honor of English, Welsh, Scottish, Indian, Australian, and New Zealand troops. The ceremony was attended also by other international representatives such as Brigadier-General W.M. Borton, Lt.-Col. P. de Piepape and Lt.-Col. F. D'Agostino (heads of the French and Italian contingents), Lt.-Col. Lord Dalmeny, Lt.-Col. A.P. Wavell, the French High Commissioner, M. Picot, Louis Matignon, Major T.E. Lawrence, Major General L.J. Bols, Lt.-General Sir P. Chetwode and Brigadier-General G.P. Dawnay. After having dismounted and entered the city on foot as a sign of respect, the General, issued this famous proclamation, worded exactly as transmitted by the Government and read to the population in Arabic, Hebrew, English, French, Italian, Greek, and Russian. from. This act was conceived in deliberate contrast to the perceived arrogance of the Kaiser's entry into Jerusalem on horseback in 1898. This historical moment was part of the Sinai and Palestine Campaign during WWI. Title and date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.25166 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i15639812 BIB-ID: 1011230 McKernan, L. "The Supreme moment of the War: General Allenby's entry into Jerusalem" (Historical Journal of Film Radio and Television; 1993, vol.13, no.2, pp.169-180) The film "General Allenby's Entry into Jerusalem" was produced by the War Office Cinema Committee in 1918 and is held at the Imperial War Museum (ID: IWM 13) Show less
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Embossed "American Colony Jerusalem" on the recto of the print, titled and numbered (4) in ink on... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. Embossed "American Colony Jerusalem" on the recto of the print, titled and numbered (4) in ink on the recto). Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0020-0002 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23690161 BIB-ID: 2523622 Show less
Title and date devised by Library staff. Embossed "American Colony Jerusalem" on the recto of the print, and numbered 75 and stamped "Hand Colored.... Show moreTitle and date devised by Library staff. Embossed "American Colony Jerusalem" on the recto of the print, and numbered 75 and stamped "Hand Colored. Jerusalem. American Colony" on the verso. Manuscript annotations on the verso. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0020-0003 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23690173 BIB-ID: 2523623 Show less
Title and date devised by library staff. The print is framed and signed on the negative. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2016.0050 2-D Graphic Item... Show moreTitle and date devised by library staff. The print is framed and signed on the negative. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2016.0050 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23169825 BIB-ID: 2451854 Show less
Title and date devised by Library staff. Blindstamped in lower left corner "American Colony, Jerusalem". Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2017.0275 ... Show moreTitle and date devised by Library staff. Blindstamped in lower left corner "American Colony, Jerusalem". Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2017.0275 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24780650 BIB-ID: 2539020 Show less