International News Photos Egyptian Flag Goes up in Gaza
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09677.22 Author/Creator: International News Photos Place Written: Gaza, Egypt Type: Photograph Date: 17 March 1957 Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 23.1 cm, Width: 17.6 cm Order a Copy
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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