The Churchills go to lunch. Boston: a large crowd greets Winston Churchill (left) and Mrs. Churchill (right of Churchill) as they arrive for a private luncheon at the Odd Volumes Club, April 1, in Boston – Antique Wall Art
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The Churchills go to lunch. Boston: a large crowd greets Winston Churchill (left) and Mrs. Churchill (right of Churchill) as they arrive for a private luncheon at the Odd Volumes Club, April 1, in Boston comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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The Churchills go to lunch. Boston: a large crowd greets Winston Churchill (left) and Mrs. Churchill (right of Churchill) as they arrive for a private luncheon at the Odd Volumes Club, April 1, in Boston
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A crowd fills the street as Winston Churchill and his wife, Clementine, arrive at the Odd Volumes Club in Boston for a private luncheon on April 1, 1949. Churchill was then out of office, having led Britain through the Second World War and lost his seat as prime minister in the 1945 election, so his American visits drew large public attention. The Odd Volumes Club is a private Boston society of book lovers, which gives the scene a quieter, more social purpose than the street-side welcome suggests. The photograph captures the postwar fascination with a famous wartime leader.
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
|---|---|
| Notes | 1949 |
| Subjects | Churchill, Winston,--1874-1965--Journeys--Massachusetts--Boston. Churchill, Clementine,--Lady,--1885-1977--Journeys--Massachusetts--Boston. Crowds--Massachusetts--Boston--1940-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,275 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-184319 |
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