Maseru, King and Queen at Pitso
- Local Note
- Original Constance Stuart Larrabee Number: 99
- Contact Sheet Number: 320562-76
- Creator
- Larrabee, Constance Stuart
- Collection Photographer
- Larrabee, Constance Stuart
- Place
- Africa
- South Africa
- Lesotho
- Topic
- Royalty
- Sotho (Basuto)
- Creator
- Larrabee, Constance Stuart
- See more items in
- Constance Stuart Larrabee Collection
- Constance Stuart Larrabee Collection / Series 1: Photographs / Photographs / Royal Visit / Lesotho, South Africa / Maseru
- Sponsor
- The cataloging of the Constance Stuart Larrabee Collection was supported by a grant from The Smithsonian Women's Committee.
- Extent
- 1 Negatives (photographic) ((silver gelatin)., b&w, 6 x 6 cm.)
- 1 Photographic print ((contact print)., b&w, 6 x 6 cm.)
- 1 Photographic print ((dupe print)., b&w, 8 x 10 in.)
- 1 Photographic print ((vintage print)., b&w, 4 x 6 in.)
- Date
- 1947
- Archival Repository
- Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
- Identifier
- EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-062812
- Type
- Archival materials
- Negatives (photographic)
- Photographic prints
- Collection Citation
- Constance Stuart Larrabee Collection, EEPA 1998-006, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
- Collection Rights
- Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
- Genre/Form
- Photographic prints
- Scope and Contents
- Maseru, King and Queen at Pitso, 1947. Photographic image of King George VI, in uniform standing on a covered stage with his royal family and other attendants. A native Sotho man, probably leader is walking up to the stage to greet the king. He is wearing a fur blanket around him. There are several people in the audience watching. This is during the royal visit to Lesotho. Photograph by Constance Stuart Larrabee, 1947.
- There is one 4 x 6 in. black and white vintage print of this negative in the Constance Stuart Larrabee Collection. EEPA produced an 8x10 study print for reference purposes.
- Collection Restrictions
- Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
