Informational booklet for visitors to the "Palestine" exhibition. London, 1924

Informational booklet for visitors to the "Palestine" exhibition. London, 1924

PALESTINE BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION - Informational booklet for the Eretz Israel - Palestine Pavilion, at the British Empire Exhibition held in Wembley, London, in 1924.

The first part of the booklet contains information for tourists visiting Eretz Israel including photographs of important sites in the country's cities - mainly from Jerusalem, in the second part is a guide to the "Palestine" pavilion at the exhibition including a catalog of items from the exhibition. Introduction by the High Commissioner of Eretz Israel Sir Herbert Samuel. At the end of the booklet is a direction map for the exhibition. The booklet is accompanied by dozens of advertisements from manufacturers in Eretz Israel. On the cover is a colorful illustration of the Palestine pavilion at the exhibition. The Eretz Israel pavilion at the exhibition presented samples from the field of Hebrew creativity in Eretz Israel in all its fields: archaeology (findings discovered in Hebron and surroundings were displayed), public works, the Hebrew industry, art objects from "Bezalel", and more.

The British Empire Exhibition was a colonial exhibition held in Wembley, Middlesex in 1924 and 1925. The exhibition was opened by King George V on April 23, Saint George's Day. 58 countries participated in the exhibition. At that time it was the largest exhibition ever held anywhere in the world with 26 million visitors. Its official purpose was to stimulate trade and strengthen ties between the countries. The three main buildings where the exhibition was held were the Palaces of Industry, Engineering and Arts. (Most of the halls where the exhibition was held were meant to be temporary and demolished after its conclusion, but the Palace of Engineering and the British Government pavilion survived into the 1970s).

118 p. Some pages of the booklet were not cut in print. Very good condition.