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(94) L.1022 - King with French President and Sir W Haig
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| First World War 'Official Photographs' > Royal visits > (94) L.1022 - King with French President and Sir W Haig |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/74548920 |
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| Description | King George V with the French President, Raymond Poincare, Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, and two French generals, during World War I. This official photograph shows from right to left, King George V of Britain (1865-1936), the French President, Raymond Poincare (1860-1934), Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig (1861-1928) and two French generals. George V visited the Front on several occasions during the war. [Original reads: 'King with French President and Sir W Haig.'] |
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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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