Versailles, Entertainment in the Park (for the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of England): In the Bosquet Apollon more entertainment greeted the Sovereigns after their drive in the park. Véra Korène of the Comedie Francaise declaiming Moliere verses, Palace of Versailles, France

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Versailles, Entertainment in the Park (for the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of England): In the Bosquet Apollon more entertainment greeted the Sovereigns after their drive in the park. Véra Korène of the Comedie Francaise declaiming Moliere verses, Palace of Versailles, France
Versailles, Entertainment in the Park (for the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of England): In the Bosquet Apollon more entertainment greeted the Sovereigns after their drive in the park. Véra Korène of the Comedie Francaise declaiming Moliere verses, Palace of Versailles, France
DateJuly 22, 1938
MediumVintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
DimensionsSheet: 8 1/8 × 7 in. (20.6 × 17.8 cm) Image: 8 1/8 × 7 in. (20.6 × 17.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Thomas J. Wilson and Jill M. Garling, P2016
Object number2025.30.208
Not on view
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Markings Verso, upper middle (adhesive typewritten paper): "VERSAILLESTHE ENTERTAINMENT IN THE PARK, the Sovereigns and guests found more entertainment in the Bosquet Apol-lon. (SCHALL under 6,000 frs. arrangement U.S.EXCLUSIVITY"
Verso, upper middle (red ink stamp): "CA 281"
Verso, middle (blue ink stamp): "PHOTO BY: PIX PUBLISHING INC, 250 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK CITY TEL. ELDORADO 5-4021 / PLEASE CREDIT PHOTO SCHALL-PIX / THIS PICTURE IS SOLD TO YOU FOR YOUR PUBLICATION ONLY AND MUST NOT BE LOANED, SYNDICATED OR USED FOR AD-VERTISING PURPOSES WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM US."
Verso, lower middle (green ink stamp): "Westport Public Library Westport, Conn."
Verso, bottom right (black ink stamp): "THE MARCH OF IME LTD. (PICTURES DIVISION) PARIS OUR NUMBER ________"
Inscribed Verso, top left (pencil): "RS-220 1250"
Verso, upper middle (pencil majority covered): "102 /..."
Verso, upper middle (pencil): "Maypole"
Verso, bottom right (pencil): "346 D"
Versailles, The Lunch (for the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of England): The table is set, and the Hall of Mirrors ready for the luncheon, Hall of Mirrors, Palace of Versailles, France
Versailles, The Lunch (for the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of England): The table is set, and the Hall of Mirrors ready for the luncheon, Hall of Mirrors, Palace of Versailles, France
Date: July 22, 1938
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2025.30.207
Ciel de Versailles (Versailles Sky), from the portfolio, "Ciels"
Ciel de Versailles (Versailles Sky), from the portfolio, "Ciels"
Laure Albin-Guillot
Date: before 1944
Medium: Vintage Fresson print
Object number: 2023.12.9
Le Salon D'Eau (The Water Show), Palace de Versailles
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Laure Albin-Guillot
Date: c. 1930s
Medium: Vintage Fresson print
Object number: 2023.12.6
A Cozy Corner in the Queen’s Parlors, Royal Palace, Stockholm, Sweden
A Cozy Corner in the Queen’s Parlors, Royal Palace, Stockholm, Sweden
Underwood & Underwood Publishers
Date: 1898
Medium: Albumen prints mounted on cardstock
Object number: S2023.1.11
Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Museum of Art at Hamilton College, Clinton, NY. Photo by J…
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Henri Cartier-Bresson
Date: 1944
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Object number: 2017.22.27
Changing of the Guards, Buckingham Palace, London, England
Changing of the Guards, Buckingham Palace, London, England
Pierre Verger
Date: late 1930s
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2025.30.293
© Garie Waltzer. Image courtesy of Light Work, Syracuse, NY. For educational purposes only.
Park Coimbra
Garie Waltzer
Date: 2005
Medium: Piezography print
Object number: 2020.8.12
Photograph by John Bentham.
Mrs. Bailey Nicholson, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia
Arthur Rothstein
Date: October 1935 (printed later)
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Object number: 2016.17.44
Washington Square Park, from the "Hipshot" series.
Washington Square Park, from the "Hipshot" series.
Ken Heyman
Date: 1985
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Object number: 2018.12.54
Dogs’ last swim in Central Park lake, New York, from the "Hipshot" series.
Dogs’ last swim in Central Park lake, New York, from the "Hipshot" series.
Ken Heyman
Date: 1985
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Object number: 2018.12.47
Playgirl, Lincoln Park, Route 6, Westport, MA, from the series "You Can Still Get Your Kicks on Route 6, Boston Globe"
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Henry Horenstein
Date: 1985
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Object number: 2019.18.33
Pony Boy, Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, CA, from the series, "Racing Days"
Pony Boy, Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, CA, from the series, "Racing Days"
Henry Horenstein
Date: 1986 (printed later)
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Object number: 2019.18.35