Crown Prince Gustav Adolf of Sweden shakes hands with an admirer from the back platform of his private car, Mojave Desert, 1926

Item Overview

Title

Crown Prince Gustav Adolf of Sweden shakes hands with an admirer from the back platform of his private car, Mojave Desert, 1926

Photographer

Watson, George R., 1892-1977

Date Created

July 14, 1926

Date

1926-07-21

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

In 1926-1927, Crown Prince Gustav Adolf and Crown Princess Louise of Sweden made an international trip around the world to benefit Swedish interests, which was described as a great success, especially the trip to the USA, during which they travelled over the nation from New York to San Francisco.
Two young couples stand next to the platform of the train car of Crown Prince Gustav Adolf of Sweden as the prince leans down and shakes the hand of one of the young men.

Caption

Text from newspaper caption: Crown Prince Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden shakes hands with an admirer from the back platform of his private car. -- "Times" Photo by George R. Watson. 8/8/1926.
Text from negative sleeve: Sweden, Gustavus Adolphus

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs

Names

Gustav VI Adolf, King of Sweden, 1882-1973

Location

Mojave Desert (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Princes--Sweden
Transportation
Arrivals & departures--Swedish--California--Los Angeles
International
People