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Thomas G. Masaryk trip to Palestine photo album, 1927
Images of Tomas G. Masaryk, President of Czechoslovakia, meeting officials and others in Palestine, April 1927. Masaryk was the first world leader of his echelon to visit Palestine, and investigated his interest in Zionist colonization of the area; he eventually decried the movement as too communist...
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| Collection: | Vladimir Hurban photograph collection 1916-1950 (#PG122) |
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| Date: | 1927-04-08/1927-04-15 |
| Dimensions: | 24 x 28 cm |
| Call Number: | PG 122 |
| Box Number: | Box 21 |
| Format: | Electronic |
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| Copyright: | Please contact Historical Society of Pennsylvania Rights and Reproductions (rnr@hsp.org) |
| Online Access: | https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/11994 |
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Images of Tomas G. Masaryk, President of Czechoslovakia, meeting officials and others in Palestine, April 1927. Masaryk was the first world leader of his echelon to visit Palestine, and investigated his interest in Zionist colonization of the area; he eventually decried the movement as too communistic. Images show Masaryk in a variety of Palestinian cities meeting with leaders and locals. Cities and sites visited include: Jerusalem, Bethlehem, the Dead Sea, Jordan, Rishon le Zion, Tel Aviv, Nablus (Shhem), Afule, Bet-Alpha, Daganja, Kafer Nahum, Nahalal. Green tissue paper separates the pages and protects photographs. |
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