Old English customs : London elects a mayor

Sir Harry Twyford (in spectacles), Lord Mayor of the City of London stands with a number of men. All wear ornate robes and 18th century buckled shoes. Most, including Twyford, wear tricorn hats (some festooned with feathers). The Lord Mayor has a metal chain and badge on his chest. At his extreme left, a man sporting a bushy fur hat holds an oversized decorated sword. At extreme right a man sporting a lawyer’s horsehair wig and legal regalia holds an oversized mace. In the background stand London policemen (“Bobbies”) and spectators.

Publication date: 1937-12-05

Size: 16 x 13 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Geography:

• London (England)

Subject(s):

• Fur garments--1930-1940
• Hats--1930-1940
• Police--England--London--1930-1940
• Robes--1930-1940
• Shoes--1930-1940
• Spectators--England--London--1930-1940
• Wigs--1930-1940
• City of London (England). Lord Mayor
• Daggers & swords--1930-1940
• Rites & ceremonies--England--London--1930-1940
• Chains--1930-1940
• Manners & customs--England--London--1930-1940
• Twyford, Harry
• Mayors--England--London--1930-1940
• Buckles--1930-1940
• Badges--1930-1940
• Lawyers--England--London--1930-1940
• Ceremonial maces--1930-1940
• Ceremonial objects--1930-1940

Genre(s):

• 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 (December 5, 1937), Graphic Section, p. 11

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Contributor(s):

• Acme Newspictures (New York, N.Y.)