King Geo. at trooping of Colors, May 1911 (LOC)

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King Geo. at trooping of Colors, May 1911

May, 1911.

1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.

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Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards.
Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).

Format: Glass negatives.

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Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print

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Call Number: LC-B2- 2208-16

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Robert & Kristin says:

I believe the building in the background is the Old Admiralty and the parade ground itself is the Horse Guards Parade.
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

br@mbly says:

I think so too, they still Troop the Colour there.
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

craftiestminx says:

Interesting detail: about 2/3 of the way to the right, in front of the line of guards and just behind the foreground figure, there is a second mounted figure who appears to be Indian. He's wearing a decorated turban of some kind, has a moustache, and doesn't look particularly old. You can see him in the medium size, but he stands out more in the larger sizes.

Someone has tagged this "raj" -- so I can't be the only one who's noticed. I wonder who he is?

Also more apparent in the larger size: masses of people standing on a balcony in the background, and at almost every window!
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

br@mbly says:

Well spotted CM! Isn't that interesting. I'd guess he was some visiting dignitary but I don't have the faintest idea who.
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

KJ (शिष्य) says:

My guess is that they are from India/Hindustan.
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

BobMeade says:

"raj" loosely refers in general to the period of Great Britain's colonial rule over India - so I don't think whomever added that tag is implying that "raj" is a proper name of a person - rather that image has some link to that period.
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

Andrew Warrington says:

It should be called "Trooping the colour" and it still today done on the sovereign's birthday in this very place as someone else says, horse guards parade in Whitehall, London.

Interesting that the police officer behind the rank of foot guards is wearing a sword.

I also understand that the regiment on parade behind the King and the officers is the Grenadier guards who can be identified by the single white "hackle" on the left side of the bearskin. I do not know if this means that they were the regiment "trooping" their particular colour that day ?
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

mick.chicago says:

It's not just the guards.

There seem to be members of the Constabulary there also.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

JimHobbins says:

This is The Trooping of The Colour.
Horse Guards Parade.
Obviously it is not held on the Sovereigns actual birthday.
The Grenadier Guards are being inspected, identified y the white plume on the left of the bearskin.
There would be more than one regiment present.
The Brigade of Guards consists of the The First or Grenadier Regiment of Foot Guards, in tunic order you would see the buttons in ones.
They have a white plume on the left.
The Coldstream Guards have a red plume on the right hand side of the bearskin and their buttons are in twos.
The Scots Guards do not have a plume and he buttons are in threes.
The Irish Guards have a turquoise plume on the right hand side and buttons in fours.
The Welsh Guards have a green and white plume, on the left hand side and buttons in fives.
signed ex "Grumbledier"
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

BobMeade says:

Andrew Warrington - that police officer is also wearing spurs.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Only Four Terms Til I Retire says:

For those of you wondering about the Indian in the group, the Times (of London) in its report of the ceremony describes him as Colonel the Maharaja of Bikaner. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maharaja_Ganga_Singh

The same report also says that this was the first trooping of King George's colours and the first ceremony to take place in three years. 1909 was abandoned on account of bad weather and 1910 did not take place because of mourning for King Edward.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

mando maniac says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called ANYTHING GOES ENGLAND,VINTAGE PHOTOS,POSTCARDS,EPHEMERAetc..., and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

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King Geo. at trooping of Colors, May 1911 (LOC)

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