King George VI and President Truman
- Made:
- 1945-08-02 in Plymouth
- maker:
- Unknown
A three-colour carbon print of King George VI (1895-1952) and President Truman (1884-1972) on board a ship, taken by an unknown photographer in 1945. The men are on the warship HMS 'Renown', moored in Plymouth Sound.
The men are on the warship HMS 'Renown', moored in Plymouth Sound. Harry S. Truman became president of the United States in April 1945. Three days after this photograph was taken, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan.
Details
- Category:
- Photographs
- Collection:
- Kodak Collection
- Object Number:
- 1990-5036/6071/5
- Materials:
- paper
- type:
- photograph, colour photograph and three colour carbo print
- copyright:
- National Science and Media Museum
- credit:
- The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford
