Royal party of Crown Prince Gustav Adolf of Sweden on a film set at MGM studio, Culver City, 1926

Item Overview

Title

Royal party of Crown Prince Gustav Adolf of Sweden on a film set at MGM studio, Culver City, 1926

Date Created

July 23, 1926

Date

1926-07-23

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

German

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

On a stage set with German language writing on a wall at the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) studio, Crown Prince Gustav Adolf of Sweden (center with his back turned to the camera) facing an actress and actor in costume. On the left are his distant relative from Denmark, Prince Erik, Count of Rosenborg, who lived in Arcadia, California, and his Canadian wife, Lois Frances Booth (wearing a large, white hat). Reported with other photographs in "Motion-Picture Industry Acts as Host to Future King and Queen During Day of Entertainment..." Los Angeles Times, 24 July 1926: A1.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: Sweden, Gustavus Adolphus.
Handwritten on negative: L to R Crown Prince [...] Sweden and with back turned ... Eric of Denmark [...]

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w glass negative

Keywords

Genre

news photographs
glass plate negatives

Names

Erik, Prince, Count of Rosenborg, 1890-1950
Booth, Lois Frances, 1897-1941
Gustav VI Adolf, King of Sweden, 1882-1973

Location

Culver City (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Princes--Sweden
Motion picture studios--California--Culver City
Princes--Denmark