International News Photos Egyptian Flag Goes up in Gaza

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GLC#
GLC09677.22-View header record
Type
Images
Date
17 March 1957
Author/Creator
International News Photos
Title
Egyptian Flag Goes up in Gaza
Place Written
Gaza, Egypt
Pagination
1 photograph Height: 23.1 cm, Width: 17.6 cm
Primary time period
1945 to the Present
Sub-Era
The Fifties

One wirephoto released by International News Photos dated March 17, 1957. Shows two soldiers on a roof raising the Egyptian flag. There are six armed soldiers on the ground standing at attention. The attached press release states that the flag is being lifted on the Rafa railroad station after Egypt took administrative control over Gaza. The photo is stamped on the back with the date and International News Photos information.

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