Gallery›Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library›The Crown Jewels. Examining authentic reproductions of the crown jewels of England are: (left to right) Sgt. Bob Hagyard, aged 20, of Leeds, England: Ruth Hussey, film actress, and Sgt. Bill Cooper, 21, of London. The jewels were put on exhibition here after being used in a movie. They were shown before at the New York World’s Fair. Sgt. Hagyard holds am ampulla holding oil for anointing the king at coronation. Replicas of crowns in the photo are: Henry VIII’s in foreground, with the Crown of England used in coronations behind it, and the Imperial Crown of India, made in 1912 for King George V, at upper left.
The Crown Jewels. Examining authentic reproductions of the crown jewels of England are: (left to right) Sgt. Bob Hagyard, aged 20, of Leeds, England: Ruth Hussey, film actress, and Sgt. Bill Cooper, 21, of London. The jewels were put on exhibition here after being used in a movie. They were shown before at the New York World’s Fair. Sgt. Hagyard holds am ampulla holding oil for anointing the king at coronation. Replicas of crowns in the photo are: Henry VIII’s in foreground, with the Crown of England used in coronations behind it, and the Imperial Crown of India, made in 1912 for King George V, at upper left.
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The Crown Jewels. Examining authentic reproductions of the crown jewels of England are: (left to right) Sgt. Bob Hagyard, aged 20, of Leeds, England: Ruth Hussey, film actress, and Sgt. Bill Cooper, 21, of London. The jewels were put on exhibition here after being used in a movie. They were shown before at the New York World’s Fair. Sgt. Hagyard holds am ampulla holding oil for anointing the king at coronation. Replicas of crowns in the photo are: Henry VIII’s in foreground, with the Crown of England used in coronations behind it, and the Imperial Crown of India, made in 1912 for King George V, at upper left.

Wide World Photos, Inc. · [ca. March 1944]

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