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"At Tilbury Lie the Steamers Which Carried To England A Fraction of the Mighty Coronation... 1937. Creator: J Dixon-Scott. "At Tilbury Lie the Steamers Which Carried To England A Fraction of the Mighty Coronation... 1937
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"At Tilbury Lie the Steamers Which Carried To England A Fraction of the Mighty Coronation... 1937. Creator: J Dixon-Scott. "At Tilbury Lie the Steamers Which Carried To England A Fraction of the Mighty Coronation... 1937
"At Tilbury Lie the Steamers Which Carried To England A Fraction of the Mighty Coronation Crowd", 1937. Barges and steamships at the port of Tilbury on the River Thames. From "The Said Noble River", by Alan Bell. [The Port of London Authority, London, 1937]
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captured by J Dixon-Scott in 1937, is an evocative image of the Port of Tilbury on the River Thames. The photograph, part of Alan Bell's collection "The Said Noble River," offers a glimpse into the historic event that took place on May 12, 1937, when King George VI and Queen Elizabeth were crowned at Westminster Abbey in London. The black and white image shows a line of barges and steamships anchored at the port of Tilbury in Essex, England. Among them are the RMS Windsor Castle and the SS Duke of York, two of the many vessels that transported a significant portion of the coronation crowd from the European continent to England. The Duke of York, represented in the photograph with its distinctive red funnel, was a prominent passenger liner of the British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC). King George VI, born Albert Frederick Arthur George Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, ascended the throne following the abdication of his brother, Edward VIII. The new monarch and his wife, Elizabeth, were welcomed back to England by an enormous crowd that had gathered to witness the historic event. The coronation was a significant moment in British history, marking the end of an era and the beginning of a new one. The photograph, taken from the vantage point of the riverbank, offers a unique perspective of the steamers that played a crucial role in bringing the coronation crowd to England. The image is a testament to the importance of water transport during that era and the vital role it played in facilitating the movement of people and goods. The black and white composition, with its intricate details and subtle tonal variations, is a visual reminder of the grandeur and pageantry that surrounded the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth.
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