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Mounted guard at the Horse Guards building in London, 1974

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Title
Mounted guard at the Horse Guards building in London, 1974
Creator
Brooks, Gwendolyn, 1917-2000  
Date
1974  
Geographical Location
  • London (England)  
  • England  
Topical Subject
  • Horse Guards (London, England : Building)  
  • Military parades  
  • Guards troops  
  • African American poets  
  • Brooks, Gwendolyn, 1917-2000  
Description
Color negative showing a group of tourists in front of a mounted guard in ceremonial uniform, beneath the arch at the Horse Guards building in London. From the 1974 Gwendolyn Brooks trip abroad.
Dimensions
1.6 x 1.7 cm
Extent
1 color negative
Type
Photograph  
Genre
Negatives  
Identifier
00086_04_01_06_01_002_004
Language
eng
Rights
In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Repository
Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Collection Title
Gwendolyn Brooks Papers
Collection Number
MSS 00086
Collection Series
Series 4: Photographs and Scrapbooks
Collection Sub-series
Sub-series 1: Personal Photographs
Box Number
357
Folder Title
Gwendolyn Brooks' trip to London, 1974
Folder Number
1
Collection
Gwendolyn Brooks Digital Collection
TitleMounted guard at the Horse Guards building in London, 1974
CreatorBrooks, Gwendolyn, 1917-2000  
Date1974  
Geographical Location
  • London (England)  
  • England  
Topical Subject
  • Horse Guards (London, England : Building)  
  • Military parades  
  • Guards troops  
  • African American poets  
  • Brooks, Gwendolyn, 1917-2000  
DescriptionColor negative showing a group of tourists in front of a mounted guard in ceremonial uniform, beneath the arch at the Horse Guards building in London. From the 1974 Gwendolyn Brooks trip abroad.
Dimensions1.6 x 1.7 cm
Extent1 color negative
TypePhotograph  
GenreNegatives  
Identifier00086_04_01_06_01_002_004
Languageeng
RightsIn Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
RepositoryRare Book & Manuscript Library
Collection TitleGwendolyn Brooks Papers
Collection NumberMSS 00086
Collection SeriesSeries 4: Photographs and Scrapbooks
Collection Sub-seriesSub-series 1: Personal Photographs
Box Number357
Folder TitleGwendolyn Brooks' trip to London, 1974
Folder Number1
CollectionGwendolyn Brooks Digital Collection

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