Photograph
The Western Morning News Co Ltd
Category
Photographs
Date
1943
Materials
Photographic paper
Measurements
166 mm (H)217 mm (W)
Place of origin
Plymouth
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Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 889523
Summary
Western Morning News photograph of a group of American naval officers, together with women in civilian dress and one in uniform, in the formal gardens at Lanhydrock with the gatehouse beyond, the east wing of the house on the right. The Hon. Gerald Agar-Robartes, 7th Viscount Clifden, and the Hon. Everilda Agar-Robartes hosted a visit to Lanhydrock by American naval officers in 1943.
Provenance
A gift from the Hon. Gerald Agar-Robartes, later 7th Viscount Clifden who gave Lanhydrock to the National Trust in 1953 and continued to live there until his death in 1966.
Marks and inscriptions
(stamped on reverse) THE PHOTOGRAPH is the COPYRIGHT/OF THE/WESTERN MORNING NEWS CO. LTD./PLYMOUTH/AND MUST BE NOT BE REPRODUCED/IN ANY WAY WITHOUT PERMISSION.
Makers and roles
The Western Morning News Co Ltd, photographer