Picture No | 10634014 |
Date | 29th August 1912 |
Description | Funeral of General William Booth |
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The funeral procession of General William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army, which took place on 29th August 1912 after Booth's death on 20th August and a lying-in-state at the Congress Hall, Clapton, London. London's Last Tribute to General Booth: the funeral cortege passing the Royal Exchange where a great crowd of spectators had gathered. The funeral service itself took place at Olympia, attended by thousands of people.
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Source | Photograph in 'The Sphere', 7 September 1912, page 243 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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