Illegal Ship

Identifier
irn1000464
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1991.261.1
  • RG-60.0526
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

  • Fox News, Inc.

Scope and Content

Night-time shots of refugees with large packs boarding rubber boats. Crowded onto deck, rushing into hold and covering selves with tarpaulin when British airplane flies overhead. Airplane is an RAF : Lancaster. British warship (destroyer) sited, Brits jump from their decks to refugee ship. English and Hebrew sign "Haganah Ship Unafraid" and "Jewish" flag raised.

Note(s)

  • VHS time codes precede Beta SP time codes above. VHS runs from 01:17:56 to 01:19:53 Beta SP runs from 01:17:30 to 01:19:29 Outtakes of this newsreel are in Story 532, Film ID 234.

Subjects

  • BANNERS
  • AIRPLANES
  • CROWDS
  • BOATS
  • FLAGS
  • LUGGAGE
  • REFUGEES (JEWISH)
  • PALESTINE
  • SOLDIERS/MILITARY (BRITISH)
  • ISRAEL
  • HEBREW
  • BRICHA
  • SHIPS
  • REFUGEES
  • NIGHT
  • JEWS

Places

  • Haifa, Palestine

Genre

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.