Royal visits
(28) C.2036 - Her Majesty visiting a Y.M.C.A. hut
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| First World War 'Official Photographs' > Royal visits > (28) C.2036 - Her Majesty visiting a Y.M.C.A. hut |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/74546716 |
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| Description | Queen Mary arriving at a Y.M.C.A. hut. She has just walked round the side of the hut under a sign stating 'ENTRANCE WALK RIGHT IN!.' The Queen is standing outside talking to a young man in uniform. Two women in civilian clothes are also present. The entrance to the wooden hut is visible, with a sign above the door stating 'The QUEEN MARY HUT / Y.M.C.A / for BRITISH SOLDIERS.' During World War I the Y.M.C.A. (Young Men's Christian Association), founded in 1844, was involved in a number of important war works including the running of military canteens at the Front. [Original reads: 'ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT. THE VISIT OF HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN. - Her Majesty an a Y.M.C.A. hut [sic].'] |
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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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