Original 1947 AP Wirephoto showing rescue workers and military personnel at the scene of a train derailment in Palestine after mines detonated by terrorists derailed a locomotive and two military coaches near Lydda Airport. The attached AP caption identifies the incident and notes that engineer Vita Cohn of Tel Aviv was the only fatality. This striking image documents the violence and unrest that marked the final years of the British Mandate in Palestine. Measures approximately 8¼" x 7". The original AP Wirephoto caption remains attached beneath the image. This photograph originated from a large newspaper archive assembled and retained by a Pennsylvania newspaper near Pittsburgh. Mounted on black scrapbook paper from the archive. Please see photos.
