Picture No | 10487790 |
Date | 1938 |
Description | A busy time for the police: King Faruk's wedding |
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Attempting to hold at bay the people that thronged round the Abdin Palace and nearly penetrated the courtyard. The Sphere reports that, 'The crowds were good-humoured enough, but a firm stand had to be taken as there was no knowing to what lengths they would go to in their delirious enthusiasm.'
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Source | Unattributed photograph in The Sphere 1938, January 29th page 163. |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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