A00573 Accession Number: A00573

Description

General Allenby, staff and attaches, entering Jerusalem through the Jaffa Gate. The guard of honour was comprised of English, Scottish, Irish and Welsh troops, who are seen on the right, whilst Australia and New Zealand are represented by those on the left. The Arabs call this gate in the wall 'The Friend'. Close by this ancient gate is another made for the Kaiser to enter when he visited Jerusalem in 1898, but now the huge iron doors are rarely opened.

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Accession Number
A00573
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
11 December 1917
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donated by Trooper EP Yeatman.
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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