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(27) C.2032 - Waiting to see the Queen
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| First World War 'Official Photographs' > Royal visits > (27) C.2032 - Waiting to see the Queen |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/74546714 |
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| Description | Red Cross staff waiting to meet Queen Mary, during World War I. This image shows a group of women in uniform posing for the camera with a dog, probably a pet or mascot. Their uniforms suggest they might be Red Cross staff, possibly ambulance or supply-truck drivers. There are four trucks parked behind them, all bearing the Red Cross emblem. According to the photograph's original caption they are awaiting the arrival of Queen Mary. They all look happy and relaxed. Founded in 1863, the International Red Cross was created, as a neutral agency, to provide treatment and care for the sick and wounded at times of war. [Original reads: '...ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT. THE VISIT OF HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN. - WAITING TO SEE THE QUEEN.'] |
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| Description | Photographs of royal visits to the Western Front. Royal visits were seen as an important way of boosting morale. |
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| Description | Black-and-white photographs mainly of the Western Front during the First World War. Official British war photographers took many of them for propaganda purposes. Unless otherwise stated, titles are the photographs' original captions. From the papers of Field Marshal (Earl) Haig (1861-1928). The Haig Papers also contain Douglas Haig’s diaries. |
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| Shelfmark | Acc.3155 |
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