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London : Raphael Tuck & Sons
Christmas card with photograph of King George VI and family on VE -Day, Tuesday 8th May 1945 8 - 8 May 1945
Gelatin silver photographic print, used as a Christmas card | 14.9 x 17.3 cm (image) | RCIN 2108359
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Photograph of King George VI (1895-1952), wearing his Admiral of the Fleet uniform with RAF wings; Queen Elizabeth (1900-2002), later The Queen Mother; HM Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022) when Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret (1930-2002), standing on the balcony at Buckingham Palace during V.E.-Day. The King and Queen are waving, Princess Elizabeth is wearing an ATS uniform. The photograph has been incorporated as a Christmas card and is signed 'Bertie' and 'Elizabeth'.
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Medium and techniques
Gelatin silver photographic print, used as a Christmas card
Measurements
14.9 x 17.3 cm (image)
14.9 x 34.8 cm (whole object)
Alternative title(s)
Photograph of King George VI and family during V.E.-Day, Tuesday May 8th, 1945
