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Topical Press Agency Ltd.

Food parcels for pensioners and widows, 1948 Jan 1948

15.2 x 20.6 cm (image) | RCIN 2002458

Description

Princess Elizabeth, at Buckingham Palace, supervises the packing of food parcels by the W.V.S. for pensioners and widows. The food was sent by the Dominions and Colonies as wedding presents for Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh.
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection Topical Press Agency Ltd.
(photographic agency)

Subject(s)

Search the collection View the person page Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1926-2022)

Search the collection Women's Voluntary Services
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

monochrome photograph

Measurements

15.2 x 20.6 cm (image)
Groupings
Category
Photographs
Object type(s)
visual works
photographs
news photographs
Subject(s)
Social sciences
Ethnology
Social customs
Marriage
Wedding presents
Science, Medicine and Technology
Home economics
Food, Cooking & Dishes
Food

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