"1930, The Year of the Great Snow", 1927-08 - 1928-08
Scope and Contents
Photograph of Mary Churchill, later Mary, Lady Soames] and an unidentified boy in the snow at Chartwell [Kent], tobogganing down a slope, Mary on top of the boy. An unidentified woman ["Nana", Maryott Whyte] in a long dark coat, hat and boots is watching on one side, and an older girl [? Sarah Churchill, later Sarah Oliver, Sarah Beauchamp and Sarah, Lady Audley] in a jacket, breeches and snowy boots is on the other, both in profile. Behind, at the top of the slope, is a wall, with trees beyond.
Dates
- Creation: 1927-08 - 1928-08
Creator
- From the Fonds: Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer, Sir, 1874 - 1965 (Knight, statesman and historian) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Digital copies are available, to protect the fragile original.
Extent
1 item(s)
Language of Materials
English
Date information
DateText: The caption says 1930, but the "Great Snow" was the winter of 1927-28.
Finding aid date
2016-06-27 11:29:54.297000+00:00
Subject
- Chartwell Manor (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository
Churchill Archives Centre
Churchill College
Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0DS United Kingdom
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