Collection of Press Photographs – Capture of Jerusalem, 1917

Seventeen original press photographs documenting the British conquest of Jerusalem and Palestine during World War I. Palestine, [1917-1918].

Original photographs, some bearing British censorship approval stamps, circulated in newspapers worldwide upon the capture of Palestine and Jerusalem. Including:

• General Allenby on horseback, leading a procession toward Jaffa Gate; • General Allenby reading the "Jerusalem Proclamation" at the foot of the Tower of David (two different photographs); • British officers entering the Western Wall plaza alongside Jewish worshippers; • General Allenby and British officers meeting with Jerusalem dignitaries and religious leaders; • British soldiers encamped on Mount Scopus; • and more.

Many prints bear British crown stamps on verso, short press captions, news agency stamps, and permissions for single-copy reproduction (for press use, in accordance with copyright restrictions).

17 photographs. Approx. 20X15 to 25.5X20 cm. Condition varies. Overall good condition. Some with stains, abrasions, or minor defects (mainly to verso). Notations on several photographs. One mounted on original heavy paper board, with marginal open tears (not affecting photograph).