Royal visits
(103) N.619 - King visits the men who man the tanks at the Front
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| First World War 'Official Photographs' > Royal visits > (103) N.619 - King visits the men who man the tanks at the Front |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/74549154 |
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| Description | King George V visiting tank crews at the Front, in France, during World War I. In the photograph, King George V is on the right of the leading group of officers, in military uniform. Haig appears to be in the following group of officers, also on the right. Members of the tank crews, in tin hats, stand respectfully to attention. [Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT IN FRANCE. The King visits the men who man the Tanks at the Front.'] |
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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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