Cambridge rowing crew, 1927
1 of 2 portraits of T.E. Letchworth
Cambridge rowing crew, 1927
by Christina Broom
bromide postcard print, 1927
3 3/8 in. x 5 3/8 in. (87 mm x 138 mm) image size
Given by Terence Pepper
Photographs Collection
NPG x198228
Artistback to top
- Mrs Albert Broom (Christina Livingston) (1862-1939), Photographer. Artist or producer associated with 94 portraits, Sitter in 4 portraits.
Sittersback to top
- Richard Beesly (1907-1965), Businessman and rower; Olympian. Sitter in 3 portraits.
- J.B. Bell, Amateur rower. Sitter in 2 portraits.
- Llewelyn Vaughan Bevan (1905-1987), Amateur rower; brother of Edward Vaughan Bevan. Sitter in 2 portraits.
- J.A. Brown, Amateur rower. Sitter in 2 portraits. Identify
- R.J. Elles, Amateur rower. Sitter in 2 portraits.
- J.C. Holcroft, Amateur rower. Sitter in 2 portraits.
- T.E. Letchworth, Amateur rower. Sitter in 2 portraits.
- John Scott Maclay, 1st Viscount Muirshiel (1905-1992), Politician; Lord-Lieutenant of Renfrewshire. Sitter in 4 portraits.
- Sydney Kingsley Tubbs (1905-1982), Amateur rower. Sitter in 2 portraits.
Events of 1927back to top
Current affairs
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland is renamed the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, acknowledging the full independence of the Irish Free State, led at the time by W.T. Cosgrave, the the first President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State.Art and science
The BBC gains its Royal Charter making it a public corporation and a public service broadcaster accountable to its audience. John Reith became the first Director General with the directive to 'inform, educate and entertain.'International
Stalin expels Leon Trotsky from the Soviet Communist Party, giving himself greater control of the party and country by ousting opposition elements.Comments back to top
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