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Desai, R.L. : Lashkar, Gwalior (active 1922)
The Gwalior racecourse 8 - 12 Feb 1922
7.1 x 10.2 cm (image) | RCIN 2702782
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Photograph of two men, one possibly Prince of Wales on the left, are walking across a paddock. Race-goers are behind railings on the right.
On October 26 1921, Edward, Prince of Wales left Portsmouth to begin a tour of the Indian Subcontinent and Japan that covered 41,000 miles, lasting 8 months. Prince Edward spent four months in India, travelling from Bombay to Calcutta and then from Madras to Karachi. As the British Empire's Ambassador, the Prince visited India on behalf of his father King George V, to thank the nation for the essential role it had played during the First World War. Moreover, the visit was intended to strengthen links between Britain and its Empire at a time of increasing calls for Indian independence. -
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7.1 x 10.2 cm (image)
26.5 x 34.8 cm (page dimensions)
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The Gwalior racecourse [H.R.H. the Prince of Wales in Gwalior, 1922]
