Three large press photographs taken by British and French photo agencies: Deportation of an immigrant ship / British soldiers sent to Palestine as reinforcements during the Arab Revolt / The High Commissioner visiting Jaffa orange merchants exporting to England. 1930s.
Rare photograph of Jewish immigrants from Germany deported from Palestine by the British. Described on the reverse on an attached slip by the British photo agency Wide World Photo, which captured the image: “Illegal entry into the Holy Land: the suffering of Jewish refugees from Germany. Jaffa. 170 Jewish refugees from Germany were placed aboard a small Greek steamship in Fiume (Italy). Their passports were issued with CIA visas. Once the ship was at sea, all of the refugees’ passports were forcibly thrown overboard, and the unfortunate passengers were told they would be landed in Palestine. After a 36-day journey through the East, the Mediterranean finally brought the 120 people, who endured horrific treatment aboard, ashore in Palestine. They were soon discovered by the military and taken to a concentration camp in Sarafand. Their fate remains uncertain.”
British soldiers aboard a ship sent to Palestine as reinforcements following the Arab Revolt – January 4, 1937. Described on the reverse by the British photo agency Keystone, which took the photograph: “The Guards return from the Palace – England. A significant portion of the military reinforcements sent to Palestine following the Arab Revolt has been dispatched by the British War Office. Our photo shows the arrival of a battalion of the British Guards aboard the ‘Laurentic’ in Southampton. As British soldiers depart, rumors suggest that the Arabs are preparing for new uprisings.”
Photograph of the High Commissioner with merchants marketing Jaffa oranges in England. Described on the reverse by the French photo agency TRAMPUS, which captured the image: “Jaffa oranges from Palestine. Major-General Sir Arthur Wauchope, the High Commissioner of Palestine, currently on leave in England, visits various fruit merchants in the Covent Garden and Spitalfields markets to see for himself the condition of the fruit as it arrives from Palestine.” Dated: March 15, 1937.
Photographs of identical size: approximately 21×17 cm. Very good condition.
