Name/Title
Memorabilia of Thanksgiving Service, St Paul's, London, Sunday July 6, 1919Entry/Object ID
2019.9.2Description
Acc. No. 19.9.2 (A-C)
Subject Category: World War I
Date or Period: 1919
Object: (A) photograph; (B) souvenir napkin (C) Program
Description:
(A) print of glossy b/w photo, unmounted and unsigned.
Size: L-5 x W-7 in.
(B) A napkin made of a tissue-like paper, probably silk screened, in red, green and black colored type, that features portraits of the King, George V, and Queen Mary.
Size: L-14 x W-13 inches.
(C) A program, with heraldic sign and stating 'St. Paul's Cathedral, Sunday, July 6th, 1919, Being The Day Appointed for Thanksgiving on the Occasion of the Singing of the Treaty of Peace'.
Size: L 11 3/4 x W 8 inches.
History of Object: A photograph, and a program and a colored paper napkin, souvenirs given to U.S. servicemen present at a Thanksgiving Service held at St. Paul's Cathedral, London, on July 6, 1919, attended by the King and Queen. The photo shows the U.S. servicemen standing in front of the cathedral.
Acquired from: Jean Wolslegel
Date: 02/16/19
