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THORNE, MRS.
Neg. No: (GP) L 8741
Neg. Size: 12"x10"
Neg. Date: 25-06-1925

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Sitters: Capt. & Mrs. William Crockett Thorne.

Capt. & Mrs. William Crockett Thorne.

Capt. & Mrs. William Crockett Thorne.

Biog: (Capt. Thorne) O.B.E. (cr. 30-06-1919).

Date: 25 June 1925.

Occasion: Summoned to the Court, 25 June 1925.

Location: The Lafayette Studio, 160 New Bond Street, London, W.

Descr: FL standing.

Costume: (Mrs. Thorne) Court dress; (Capt. Thorne) Full dress uniform, Captain Royal Engineers.

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Orders, Decorations & Medals: (Capt. Thorne) Badge of The Order of the British Empire.

Furniture & Props: Painted backdrop; column.

Photographer: Lafayette Ltd., 160 New Bond Street, London.

Evidence of photographer at work: -

No of poses: 1.

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Provenance: Pinewood Studios; acquired 1989.

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Biog: -

Occasion: The Times, 26 June 1925, p 19c.

Costume: (Capt. Thorne) Dress Regulations for the Army, London, 1911;

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Costume Supplier: -

Orders, Decorations & Medals: A. Winton Thorpe, ed., Handbook to The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, (facsimile edition), London, 1988.

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