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Soldiers cheer the King of Belgium as he leaves
Soldiers cheer the King of Belgium as he leaves
The King of Belgium, Albert I (1875-1934), waves goodbye to a group of soldiers. He is standing next to a motorcar. The soldiers, in return, are waving and saluting the king. The ground is churned up and extremely muddy, with a ditch separating the two parties. During the war, Royal visits were seen as an important way of keeping up morale. Scenes such as this were commonly used as propaganda, …
Subject
- King of the Belgians, 1875-1934 Albert I
- Belgium. Armée
- Automobiles
- Cheering
- Kings (people)
- Mud
- Soldiers
- Motor car
Type of item
- Monograph
- Monograph
- Photograph
Subject
- King of the Belgians, 1875-1934 Albert I
- Belgium. Armée
- Automobiles
- Cheering
- Kings (people)
- Mud
- Soldiers
- Motor car
Type of item
- Monograph
- Monograph
- Photograph
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
Rights
- Available under Creative Commons license; Attribution, Non-commercial, ShareAlike
Issue date
- 2005
- 1914 - 1920
- 1914/1920
- 2005
Places
- Europe, Belgium, Flanders (region)
Identifier
- 74545862
Extent
- 1 online resource
Is part of
- http://data.theeuropeanlibrary.org/Collection/a1219
Year
- 2005
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2014-04-06T12:18:48.019Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2016-05-31T08:45:33.815Z