us-005578-irn524081-irn524082
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physical characterisitics and technical requirements: Black and white photographic print of a street in Jerusalem. On recto is an image of a man with side curls in Orthodox Jewish attire of black hat, knee length coat and pants, holding a platter. He stands in the far middle ground before a brick wall; in front of him is a rubble strewn street. On the verso are 3 adhered caption labels and stamps from his agency and a previous owner, and inscriptions in graphite and black and blue ink. back, top left, blue ink, handwritten : Sheet 17 back, top right, pencil : T1558 back, lower left, black ink, handwritten : Pal back, lower right, pencil : 9000 / KHA / MM-RL-05
conditions of access: No restrictions on access
conditions of use: Restrictions on use
date: 1948 June, 1948 July 03
has or had holder: us-005578
has or had identifier: 1
has or had some members with language: eng
has record set type: Item
history: The photograph was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2005 by Dr. Mark Reichman.
identifier: irn524082
is or was included in: us-005578-irn524081
record resource extent: overall: Height: 9.125 inches (23.178 cm) | Width: 7.750 inches (19.685 cm)
results or resulted from: 1
scope and content: Photographic print by Robert Capa taken 10 minutes after the cease-fire began in June 1948 in the old Orthodox Jewish quarter in Jerusalem. This area was the closest to the front and had experienced the heaviest shelling. It was published as part of a photojournalistic essay: ‘‘A Tale of Two Cities’’, published with text by Irwin Shaw in the London magazine, Illustrated, in July 1948.
title: Robert Capa photograph of an Orthodox Jewish male in a rubble strewn street