International News Photos Machine Guns Guard Hussein's Palace

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GLC#
GLC09677.30-View header record
Type
Images
Date
26 April 1957
Author/Creator
International News Photos
Title
Machine Guns Guard Hussein's Palace
Place Written
Amman, Jordan
Pagination
1 photograph Height: 17.8 cm, Width: 23.1 cm
Primary time period
1945 to the Present
Sub-Era
The Fifties

One wirephoto released by International News Photos dated April 26, 1957. Shows two soldiers in a car with machine guns parked in front of the Jordanian Palace. The press release attached to the photo reports that the two men are standing guard for King Hussein. It also mentions that the military now controls Jordan under martial law. The photo is stamped on the back with the date and International News Photos information.

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