Two Real photo postcards of the Palestine Pavilion at the British Empire Exhibition. London 1924-1925

Two Real photo postcards of the Palestine Pavilion at the British Empire Exhibition. London 1924-1925

Two Real photo postcards of the Palestine Pavilion at The British Empire Exhibition held in Wembley, London, [1924/1925]. (One of the postcards is a souvenir postcard distributed at the exhibition itself, and the other is a British edition from the time of the exhibition).

In the Eretz Israel pavilion of the exhibition, examples from the field of Hebrew art in Eretz Israel were presented in all its fields: archeology (finds found in Hebron and the surrounding area), public works, Hebrew industry, and more. According to an article published in the newspaper Doar Hayom, April 24, 1923, the Arabs feared that Jews would be invited to present their works more extensively than those of the Arabs, but Colonel Solomon replied that as far as the government was concerned there was no basis for these concerns.

The British Empire Exhibition is a colonial exhibition held at Wembley in Middlesex in 1924 and 1925. The exhibition was opened by King George V on April 23, St. George's holiday. 58 countries participated in the exhibition. It was the largest exhibition held anywhere in the world with 26 million visitors. The official purpose of the exhibition was to stimulate trade, and strengthen the bond between the countries. (In fact, the aim was to strengthen Britain itself in the face of powers that challenged its supremacy). The three main buildings in which the exhibition was held were the palaces of industry, engineering and the arts. (Most of the halls where the exhibition was held were supposed to be temporary and demolished after its completion, but the Palace of Engineering and the British Government Pavilion survived until the 1970s).

Same size: 9x14 cm. Very good condition.