Dust to dust

Photograph shows Edward VIII sprinkling earth on the coffin of King George V as it is lowered into the vaults of St. George's chapel.

Publication date: 1936-02-09

Size: 10 x 15 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: sepia

Language:

• English

Geography:

• London (England)

Temporal: 1936-01-28

Subject(s):

• Funeral rites & ceremonies--England--London--1930-1940
• George V, King of Great Britain, 1865-1936--Death & burial--England--London
• Windsor, Edward, Duke of, 1894-1972

Genre(s):

• News photographs
• Photographs

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Sunday Tribune (February 9, 1936), p. 3

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Contributor(s):

• Acme Newspictures (New York, N.Y.)