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1939 BEF Leave Train Arrives London Railway Station Original News Photo

$ 18.47

Availability: 55 in stock
  • Size: 6x8 inches with some minor variation
  • Condition: 201604-24-1841-NKY Visit my store for thousands of historical photos! Item Description Grading Standard: News Agency 1st Generation AKA Original Press Photo Size: 6x8 inches with minor variation Blacklight Test: No. Other Notes: Press photograph. Do not expect perfect photos. Often old photos have small creases and tears around the edges. Special Notice: A rehearsal of a British Expeditionary Force leave train arriving during the black-out hours took place at a London railway station. Several hundred troops entrained at one of the platforms and the train pulled out and 10 minutes later was shunted onto another platform. The movement control staff officer on the train explained to the men how they could proceed on their journey to various towns all over the country. Shown above are troops cheering as the detrained during the rehearsal. Dec. 28, 1939.
  • Conflict: WW II (1939-45)
  • Time Period, War: 1930-1949, WWII
  • Theme: Militaria
  • Modified Item: No
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Region of Origin: Great Britain
  • Theater of War: ETO European Theater of War
  • Item Type: Original Press Photograph
  • Branch of Service: Royal Army

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    Item Description
    Grading Standard:
    News Agency 1st Generation AKA Original Press Photo
    Size:
    6x8 inches with minor variation
    Blacklight Test:
    No.
    Other Notes:
    Press photograph.
    Do not expect perfect photos. Often old photos have small creases and tears around the edges.
    Special Notice:
    A rehearsal of a British Expeditionary Force leave train arriving during the black-out hours took place at a London railway station. Several hundred troops entrained at one of the platforms and the train pulled out and 10 minutes later was shunted onto another platform. The movement control staff officer on the train explained to the men how they could proceed on their journey to various towns all over the country. Shown above are troops cheering as the detrained during the rehearsal. Dec. 28, 1939.
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    News Agency Photos:
    Wire Photos or News Agency Photos were extensively used in print media during the first half of the 1900's. Issued by news agencies (such as Acme, NEA, International News, Associated Press, UPI, Fotogram, Keystone,) only to the press, these Gorgeous pieces capture a historical moment, frozen in time, as they were issued on the day the event happened. Unfortunately they were issued in extremely limited quantities solely for print media industry usage (it is estimated that there were approximately 25 - 50 of EACH particular photograph made). Over the years, many were destroyed or lost, and in some cases, there are only 1 or 2 specimens known to exist today of a particular photograph making these Original! , First Generation Vintage Photographic relics Outstanding Investments.
    Wirephoto
    Telephoto
    Cablephoto
    Radiophoto
    Soundphoto
    This type of photo was an early form of electronic transmission. Some scratchiness in the image is normal. Please inspect the image carefully as the quality can vary greatly. They can range from atrocious to superb and everywhere in between. Also, this type of photo is not a original photo using the traditional definition since it was not developed but was normally printed on film stock. We consider these 1st Generation Original Photos.
    1st Generation
    AKA
    Original:
    This is a photo manufactured near the time when the image was taken. News Agency and Official photos fall into this category automatically.
    Vintage:
    Photo that is at least 30 years old.
    Size:
    Size given is almost always the paper size of item and not image size. Image size is normally smaller.Metric conversion is 1 inch = 2.54 centimeters for our international customers.
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