Royal visits
(59) D.1664 - H.M. talking to an infantryman
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| First World War 'Official Photographs' > Royal visits > (59) D.1664 - H.M. talking to an infantryman |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/74547132 |
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| Description | King George V talking to an infantryman. They are standing in a field filled with crops. The King is in military uniform and is leaning on a cane. The soldier is standing with his back to the camera. He is wearing a pack and shovel strapped to his back. In the background a group of men in uniform stand on a rough track running through the field. They are watching the scene in front of them. King George V and Queen Mary visited the Western Front on a number of occasions during World War I. During their visits they took part in inspections and presentations. They also spent a lot of their time meeting troops and those involved in war work. [Original reads: 'THE KING VISITS THE WESTERN FRONT. H.M. talking to an infantryman.'] |
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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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