Robert Capa photograph of a people on shore observing a stranded ship

Identifier
irn524084
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2005.594.5
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn524084

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 7.750 inches (19.685 cm) | Width: 7.500 inches (19.05 cm)

Creator(s)

  • Robert Capa (Photographer)

Archival History

The photograph was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2005 by Dr. Mark Reichman.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Mark Reichman

Scope and Content

Photographic print by Robert Capa taken of the stranded cruiser, Altalena, offshore of Tel Aviv in July 1948. It depicts a long line of people on the beach observing a stranded ship. Passengers are abandoning the ship and there are many people visible on the ship and in the water. The photo was published as part of a photojournalistic essay: ‘‘Jews Fights Jews on the Beach of Tel Aviv."

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Restrictions on use

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Black and white photographic print of an outdoor scene shot from a distance. In the background is a cruiser stranded near the shore with a large expanse of ocean and horizon behind and to the right. There appear to be indistinct figures crowded on the upper deck. Along the shore line is a very long line of people looking toward the ship. In the middle ground is a stretch of beach, with trucks and a circular bandstand. On the verso are 3 adhered caption labels and stamps from his agency and a previous owner, and inscriptions in graphite and black and blue ink.

back, top left, pencil : 2 (encircled) back, top right, pencil : T1589 back, bottom left, pencil : RC-36 back, bottom right, pencil : 7 (with line through middle) back, right side, black ink, handwritten : /15.

People

  • Capa, Robert, 1913-1954.

Subjects

  • Israel-Arab War, 1948-1949--Pictorial works.
  • Photojournalists--United States.
  • Jewish photographers--United States.
  • Israel--History--1948-1967.
  • War photographers--United States.
  • Israel--History--Declaration of Independence, 1948--Pictorial works.

Genre

  • Object
  • Photographs
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