safety negative

PHOTOGRAPHS - SOFT NEGATIVES
Mitchell, Carleton
Antigua and Barbuda, Antigua, English Harbour (Antigua and Barbuda)
February 01, 1947
2.25 x 2.25 x 0

Safety negative by Carleton Mitchell, photographed March 1947; painted wall of barracks in English Harbour, Antigua (West Indies); message reads 'A Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2 You All', and was said to have been written by King George V when he visited Antigua, though documents show that he denied the legend; for duplicate picture se 1996.31.1786; for English Harbour and Antigua views see 1996.31.1737-1771, 1783-1805; handwritten on original envelope neg.no. '1868', corresponds to original Mitchell contact; REF: 'Islands to Windward' (1948).

1996.31.1787