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Queen Elizabeth and King George VI
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June 3, 1939 (Creation)
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1 photograph: b&w; 15 cm x 10 cm
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Queen Elizabeth (later commonly referred to as 'the Queen Mum') and King George VI standing in front of the caboose of their train during a brief 'whistle stop' in Biggar, SK while on their 1939 Royal Tour of Canada.
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Photograph is somewhat blurry/out of focus. Written on the back in pencil:"1 for Vina, 1 for Jean, 1 for Maurice, 1 for Bob. McKay?" Stamped on the back in black ink: "366". Edges of photograph have yellowed.
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Copyright: Public Domain
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The 1939 Royal Tour by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth was the first time a reigning Canadian monarch had stepped foot in Canada. It was the most successful royal tour in Canadian history, with enormous crowds greeting the royal couple as they crossed the country by train. The tour, which included a four-day visit to the United States, also reinforced critical Anglo-Canadian and Anglo-American relations on the eve of the Second World War.