Slide Title

Jerusalem: Truck Chasis from 1948 War on Roadside

Photographer/Creator

Chet Smolski, Rhode Island College

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Description

This photograph taken along the highway entering Jerusalem shows rusting truck chasis’ as a reminder of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. Smolski writes about the dangers faced by convoys entering the city during the war in his 1980 article Glorious Pre-Industrial City.

RIAMCO Link

Finding Aid on RIAMCO to Chester E. Smolski photographic slides and publications

Notes

Smolski, Chet. “Glorious Pre-Industrial City” (1980). Smolski Texts. Paper 83

Rights

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Creator 1 Role

Photographer

Subject Headings

Israel-Arab War, 1948-1949; Transportation--Roads--Israel--Jerusalem;

Country Name

Israel

City Name

Jerusalem

Recommended Citation

Smolski, Chet, "Jerusalem: Truck Chasis from 1948 War on Roadside" (2011). Browse All. 729.
https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/smolski_images/729