Valerie (née Cole), Lady Strathcarron; Anne Vere Chamberlain (née Cole); Neville Chamberlain; Diana Chamberlain
Valerie (née Cole), Lady Strathcarron; Anne Vere Chamberlain (née Cole); Neville Chamberlain; Diana Chamberlain
by Unknown photographer, for Wide World Photos
bromide print, 16 March 1939
9 7/8 in. x 12 in. (252 mm x 304 mm) overall
Given by The British Museum, London, 1995
Photographs Collection
NPG x76577
Sittersback to top
- Anne Vere Chamberlain (née Cole) (1883-1967), Wife of (Arthur) Neville Chamberlain; daughter of William Utting Cole. Sitter in 33 portraits. Identify
- Diana Chamberlain. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- (Arthur) Neville Chamberlain (1869-1940), Prime Minister; son of Joseph Chamberlain. Sitter in 48 portraits. Identify
- Valerie (née Cole), Lady Strathcarron, First wife of 2nd Baron Strathcarron; daughter of T. Norman Cole. Sitter in 10 portraits. Identify
Artistsback to top
- Unknown photographer, Photographer. Artist or producer associated with 6584 portraits.
- Wide World Photos (active 1930s), Photographers. Artist or producer associated with 20 portraits.
Subjects & Themesback to top
Events of 1939back to top
Current affairs
Britain goes to war. The German invasion of Poland demonstrated that the policy of appeasement had failed. After refusing to meet Britain's ultimatum to withdraw troops, Britain and France declared war on Germany. The Second World War had begun.Art and science
The Sutton Hoo burial ship is discovered. Apparently following a dream, Mrs Pretty invited the archaeologist Basil Brown to investigate a series of burial mounds on her estate on the banks of the river Deben in Suffolk. The excavation revealed an Anglo-Saxon burial, uncovering the most significant horde of early medieval artefacts found in Britain (now housed at the British Museum).International
The Second World War begins. Germany's invasion of Poland prompted Britain and France to declare war forming the core of the Allied powers. As part of the Soviet-Nazi Pact, the Soviet Union joined the war on the German side, helping, with Italy, to form the Axis Powers. Poland was soon overpowered and the Baltic Republics and Finland were invaded by the Soviet Union.Comments back to top
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