An Original Wartime Press Photograph Of Prime Minister Winston S Churchill On 3 July 1945 Keeping

$300 · Offered by Churchill Book Collector

London: Evening Standard, 1945. Photograph. This original press photograph captures Prime Minister Winston S. Churchill on 3 July 1945 delivering his final campaign speech of the 1945 General Election. Churchill is captured keeping the sun out of his eyes with a borrowed hat, befitting his borrowed time; his wartime premiership ended weeks later on 26 July 1945. The gelatin silver print on matte photo paper measures 11.625 x 10 inches 29.5 x 25.4 cm .

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