Because Edward VIII had abdicated

The archbishop of Canterbury places the scepter in the hand of King George VI after Edward VIII abdicated his right to the throne.

Publication date: 1937-12-26

Size: 12.5 x 16.2 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Geography:

• Great Britain
• London (England)

Temporal: 1937-05-12

Subject(s):

• Coronations--Great Britain--1930-1940
• George VI, King of Great Britain, 1895-1952--Coronation--England--London

Genre(s):

• Photographs

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Sunday Tribune (December 26, 1937), p. 4
• Chicago Sunday Tribune (December 26, 1937), p. 5

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Contributor(s):

• Acme Newspictures (New York, N.Y.)