11 May 1944 press photo of Churchill introducing Canadian Prime Minister King for Sale

11 May 1944 press photo of Churchill introducing Canadian Prime Minister King For Sale

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11 May 1944 press photo of Churchill introducing Canadian Prime Minister King:
$180.00

An original Second World War press photograph of British Prime Minister Winston S. Churchill introducing Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King just before King addressed the Houses of Parliament in the Royal Gallery on 11 May 1944

Condition: Very Good

This is an original Second World War press photograph of British Prime Minister Winston S. Churchill introducing Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King just before King addressed the Houses of Parliament in the Royal Gallery on 11 May 1944.

This is an excellent Second World War press photograph, featuring Winston S. Churchill standing at a podium, addressing the Houses of Parliament, and introducing the Canadian Prime Minister. The photograph is dated 11 May 1944, an urgent and pivotal time for the allies, who were finalizing preparations for the D-Day landings that would take place less than a month later on 6 June 1944. The gelatin silver image printed on glossy photo paper measures 8.25 x 6 inches (20.95 x 15.24 cm). Condition is very good. There is slight creasing on the upper left and bottom right corner, as well as mild cockling at the upper center. An ink stamp on the verso confirms that the photo was “Supplied By Photographic News Agencies Ltd.” Their printed caption, affixed to the verso, is titled “Mr. MACKENZIE KING ADDRESSES HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT.” The caption reads: “Mr. Mackenzie King, Prime Minister of Canada | addressed the Houses of Parliament to-day (Thurs) | in the Royal Gallery. | Photo shows: A general view showing Mr. CHURCHILL | making his introductory speech to Mr. Mackenzie | King. | 11.5.44. | SUPPLIED L.N.A. P.N.A.” The second ink stamp on the verso confirms that this image was “RECEIVED” on “12 May 1944” by the “Art Department” of the “The Daily Telegraph”.

William Lyon Mackenzie King (1874-1950), Prime Minister of Canada (1935-1948) arrived in London on 1 May for several weeks of conferences. Fellow dominion leaders were also present from 1-16 May: Jan Smuts (South Africa), Peter Fraser (New Zealand), John Curtin (Australia), and Sir Godfrey Huggins (Southern Rhodesia). The prevailing topic of their secret meetings was the imminent ‘Overlord’ operation which would manifest in the 6 June 1944 D-Day landings at Normandy, the largest amphibious invasion in history.

Churchill’s grim countenance in this image suits the pressure of that month. In addition to the imminent Normandy invasion, Churchill was awaiting news of the imminent offensive in Italy. A few minutes after eleven o'clock on the same day Churchill was captured in this image introducing King to Parliament, Churchill received the coded message from General Alexander that 'Operation Diadem' had begun: ‘ “Zip, repeat “Zip”.

This press photo once belonged tothe working archive of The Daily Telegraph. During the first half of the twentieth century, photojournalism grew as a practice, fundamentally changing the way the public interacted with current events.Newspapers assembled expansive archives, including physical copies of all photographs published or deemed useful for potential future use, their versos typically marked with ink stamps and notes providing provenance and captions. Today these photographs exist as repositories of historical memory, technological artifacts, and often striking pieces of vernacular art.

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