WORLD WAR II ORIGINAL PRESS PHOTOGRAPH OF WINSTON CHURCHILL
"The Churchill Tank and its Namesake"
1942
Wide World Photo [New York]
(9 x 7 1/4 inches) Sepia-toned gelatin print.
Item Number: 207263
$225.00
Description
Typed paper caption , dated September 28, 1942, reads:
“Prime Minister Winston Churchill tests the radio in the “Churchill Tank” which has been named for him. The heavy monster is strongly armored and possesses great speed and formidable fire-power. It is equipped with six-pound cannons and it may be used as a pill box. Britain is producing Churchill Tanks in great numbers.”
The photograph is in very good condition with some faint creases. The verso is stamped: “Wide World Photos.”