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Brig. Gen. Watson [on horseback] and the Mayor of Jerusalem [before the surrender of Jerusalem, Dec. 1917] – Antique Wall Art

Brig. Gen. Watson [on horseback] and the Mayor of Jerusalem [before the surrender of Jerusalem, Dec. 1917], 1917 Dec. — historic photograph
Brig. Gen. Watson [on horseback] and the Mayor of Jerusalem [before the surrender of Jerusalem, Dec. 1917], 1917 Dec.. Historic photograph from the Horses collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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A window into the past: Brig. Gen. Watson [on horseback] and the Mayor of Jerusalem [before the surrender of Jerusalem, Dec. 1917], preserved in this historic photograph. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Brig. Gen. Watson [on horseback] and the Mayor of Jerusalem [before the surrender of Jerusalem, Dec. 1917]

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The caption places Brigadier General Watson on horseback beside the Mayor of Jerusalem in December 1917, just before the city surrendered to British forces. The moment captures the transfer of authority over a city that was holy to Jews, Christians, and Muslims, and that the British had been pushing toward since 1916. The Matson Collection photographs of the British campaign in Palestine were made in the war's final years, and this one is notable for showing a military officer and a civic leader together at a turning point. The date and identifications come from a caption card and have not been independently verified.

Created / published1917 Dec.
Medium1 photographic print.
NotesThis record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: B.I.; Geogr.; WWI; Surrenders. Forms part of: the G. Eric and Edith Matson Photograph Collection.
SubjectsWorld War, 1914-1918--Military personnel--Jerusalem. Military officers--British--Jerusalem.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,381 × 1,536 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-158310

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