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Triumphal Arch at Slough

10 - 10 Mar 1863

Albumen print | 13.4 x 20.8 cm (historic, turned back paint surface) | RCIN 2905628

Photograph of the Triumphal Arch at Slough, built to commemorate the marriage of the Prince and Princess of Wales on March 10th 1863. A group of people stand beneath the arch.

  • Creator(s)

    Unknown Person (photographer)

  • 13.4 x 20.8 cm (historic, turned back paint surface)

  • Acquired by Queen Victoria

  • Subject(s)
    • Social sciences
      • Ethnology
        • Social customs
          • Marriage
            • Royal Weddings
    • Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
      • Architecture
        • Secular architecture
          • Triumphal arches
    • Places
      • Europe
        • Great Britain
          • England
            • Berkshire [England]
              • Slough [Berkshire]
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs
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