The King-Hall family
The King-Hall family
by Bassano Ltd
bromide print, 26 June 1934
Purchased, 1996
Photographs Collection
NPG x85678
Sittersback to top
- (Amelia) Jane Barraud (née King-Hall) (1930-), Daughter of William Stephen Richard King-Hall, Baron King-Hall. Sitter associated with 4 portraits. Identify
- Frances Susan King-Hall (1927-), Daughter of William Stephen Richard King-Hall, Baron King-Hall. Sitter associated with 4 portraits. Identify
- William Stephen Richard King-Hall, Baron King-Hall (1893-1966), Naval Officer; writer and commentator. Sitter in 29 portraits. Identify
- Kathleen Amelia (née Spencer), Lady King-Hall (1892-1963), Wife of William Stephen Richard King-Hall, Baron King-Hall. Sitter in 5 portraits. Identify
Artistback to top
- Bassano Ltd (active 1901-1962), Photographers. Artist or producer associated with 42746 portraits.
Events of 1934back to top
Current affairs
Sir Stafford Cripps represents the miners of Gresford Colliery in Wrexham at an inquiry into the recent gas explosion and fire which killed 263 miners, and three rescue workers in one of the worst mining disasters in British history.Art and science
Percy Shaw invents 'Cat's eyes'. The development of road reflectors increased safety on the roads at night and proved to be particularly useful during the wartime blackout. They are still used today.Dylan Thomas published his first volume of poetry, 18 Poems.
International
Stalin and Hitler consolidate dictatorial power by 'purging' their opponents. In the Soviet Union, members of the Communist Party and particular sectors of society such as the intelligentsia were targeted in the 'Great Purge', while in Germany Hitler murdered hundreds of potential opponents in the SA during the 'Night of the Long Knives'.Thousands in the USA are forced to flee their homes to escape the Dust Bowl storms.
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Dawn
06 September 2018, 11:27
They had one other daughter, Edith Jean Ann King-Hall (now deceased). She was born not long after the two married in 1919 and would have been 14 when the portrait was taken.