Lot 152
Self-Published Postcard – 1920s Riots
A real-photo postcard, self-published, with photographs of the 1920s riots casualties in Jerusalem. [No note of publisher, Jerusalem, ca. 1920].
A collage is arranged on the postcard consisting of photographs depicting casualties in the riots, with a caption in the center: "Victims of the pogrom in Jerusalem, April 4, 5, 6, 1920", the Balfour Declaration text (English) and a photograph of the military governor of Jerusalem, Colonel Ronald Storrs (misspelled as "Colonel L. Stors"). Ronald Storrs was the military governor of Jerusalem during the riots and was blamed for letting the Arabs persecute the Jews and preventing the Jews from protecting themselves.
14.X8.5 cm, good condition. Stains. Creases.
