Catalog Code:
P- 0741
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Pastime puzzle cut along color lines in 1919 by #116 of Parker Brothers, Salem, MA, plywood, semi-interlocking, 24 figure pieces. Picture is a photo which Wikipedia captions, "The victorious General Allenby dismounted, enters Jerusalem on foot out of respect for the Holy City, 11 December 1917." The Battle of Jerusalem occurred during the British Empire's "Jerusalem Operations" against the Ottoman Empire, in World War I, when fighting for the city developed from 17 November, continuing after the surrender until 30 December 1917, to secure the final objective of the Southern Palestine Offensive during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign of World War I. Wikipedia
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