Photograph
Announcing the Fatwa for Holy War
The son of the Schafi Muftisi carrying the holy flag from the Mosque of Omar in Jerusalem (probably mis-identified and Frankl meant the mosque at the Dome of the Rock). Announcing the Fatwa for Holy War to the troops in the desert. |
Image ID: | 135233 |
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Creator Name: | Frankl, Eduard |
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Collection Name: | Eduard Frankl World War I photographs collected by Hermann Schultz, 1914-1916 |
Genre: | Photograph |
Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
Original Format Number: | PH 2848.1.28.1030 |
Original Dimensions: | 6.5 x 4.75 inches |
Handwritten caption in German is illegible. Turkish forces preparing to depart on their march across the Sinai Peninsula in order to attack the Suez Canal at the end of January 1915. |
Clothing and dress |
Deserts |
Military uniforms |
Soldiers |
Weapons |
World War, 1914-1918 |
Men |
Outdoor photography |
Flags |
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