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King George VI and President Roosevelt 1939

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3062N

Scope and Contents

250 x 122 mm. Framed and glazed photograph. In May-June 1939 H.M. King George VI and H.M. Queen Elizabeth visited Canada, and included a four-day visit to the U.S.A. This photograph, taken after Divine Service at St. James Church, Hyde Park shows Rev. A.R. Smith, Rev. G. Kidd, Queen Elizabeth, King George VI, President Roosevelt (unusually, standing) with his eldest son, his mother, and his wife, and Mackenzie King, Prime Minister of Canada, who accompanied the King during his visit to the U.S.A.

Dates

  • Creation: 1939-05 - 1939-06

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

Biographical / Historical

Based in Poughkeepsie, New York State. No further information is available.

Extent

1 item(s) (1 image)

Language of Materials

English

Existence and Location of Copies

CN 1427.

Bibliography

This photograph featured in the Commonwealth in Focus exhibition: see Commonwealth in focus: 130 years of photographic history (1982), Sydney: International Cultural Corporation of Australia, p. 101.

General

This collection level description was entered by SG using information from the original typescript catalogue.

Originator(s)

Arax Studio

Includes index.
Date
2003-12-08 09:07:06+00:00
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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