Royalty
[EDWARD VIII
(1894-1972, King of Great Britain, Later the Duke of Windsor)]
Striking Unsigned Press Photo by The Bullet
showing him full length in profile, as Prince of Wales, in military cap and great coat, in the act of adding a rivet to a warship under construction, vividly captured with great baulks of timber holding up the ship's side, 6½ x 8½, no place, no date but Clydeside, 4th-5th March
Item Date: 1918
Background
In this image the Prince is leaning back, head a little down, knees taking the pressure, one can almost feel the force which the Prince is applying. For his three-day tour of Glasgow and the Clyde see The Times, 5th and 7th March 1918.
a few tiny edge defects including one closed tear and light creases in the bottom left hand corner
Stock No. 56291