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An original press photograph from the archives of the venerable 150 year-old Star Tribune newspaper in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Type & Size: A 10x8" original photograph.
Condition: Photo from a working archive. May contain notes, marks, labels, clippings, and/or retouching by the staff at the time of publication. May contain issues associated with time, age, and use. Please see images for scans.
Abraham Nathan, a former Israeli fighter pilot and current restauranteur, is captured talking with Port Said security chief Hassan Roshdy in Port Said, Egypt. This event follows Nathan's unauthorized peace mission aimed at President Nasser, with a plea for peace between Israel and Egypt. His nearly out-of-fuel plane, the "Dove of Peace," landed at Port Said on March 2, 1966.
During the 1960s, there was escalating tension in the Middle East, and attempts like Nathan's reflected growing public desire for peace amidst political turbulence. His mission, though unauthorized, highlighted innovative grassroots diplomacy during a crucial period in Israeli-Egyptian relations.
Text present on photo:
(NY26-FEB.28) HIS AGED PLANE "DOVE OF PEACE"- Abraham Nathan, right, former Israeli fighter pilot and present restaurant man, talks with Port Said, Egypt, security chief Hassan Roshdy, left, after being given permission to land his 40-year-old, almost-out-of-fuel plane at Port Said today. Nathan, 38, claimed he was on an unauthorized peace mission to President Nasser with petitions calling for peace between Israel and Egypt. He did not see Nasser but will be given enough fuel to fly home to a cool reception by Israeli officials.(APWirephoto by radio from Port Said)gwv21808pa-rca)1966 (SEE AP WIRE STORY)
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The press photo archives contained a mix of silver gelatin and wire photographs from sources such as Associated Press Wirephoto. Generally B&W images with no typed text on them in this archive are silver gelatin images, and photos with typed text are wire photos. All images are vintage and original to their era.
