Lady Gwendolen Emily Mary Forbes-Sempill (née Prodgers); Mr Forbes-Leith; Daisy Burrell; John Crichton-Stuart, 5th Marquess of Bute; Hon. Margaret Forbes-Sempill; Jean Crichton-Stuart
1 portrait of John Crichton-Stuart, 5th Marquess of Bute
Lady Gwendolen Emily Mary Forbes-Sempill (née Prodgers); Mr Forbes-Leith; Daisy Burrell; John Crichton-Stuart, 5th Marquess of Bute; Hon. Margaret Forbes-Sempill; Jean Crichton-Stuart
for ACME Newspictures, Inc.
bromide press print, 1929
6 in. x 8 in. (152 mm x 203 mm) overall
Given by Terence Pepper, 2014
Photographs Collection
NPG x194391
Artistback to top
- ACME Newspictures, Inc. (1923-1952), Photographers. Artist or producer associated with 28 portraits.
Sittersback to top
- Daisy Burrell (1893-active 1947), Actress. Sitter in 16 portraits. Identify
- John Crichton-Stuart, 5th Marquess of Bute (1907-1956), Son of 4th Marquess of Bute. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- Jean Crichton-Stuart (1908-1995), Daughter of 4th Marquess of Bute; wife of Hon. James Bertie. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- Mr Forbes-Leith (active 1920s). Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- Hon. Margaret Forbes-Sempill (1905-1966), Justice of the Peace and Wing Officer, Women's Auxiliary Air Force. Sitter in 3 portraits. Identify
- Lady Gwendolen Emily Mary Forbes-Sempill (née Prodgers) (1869-1944), Wife of 18th Baron Sempill; daughter of Herbert Prodgers. Sitter in 2 portraits. Identify
Events of 1929back to top
Current affairs
The first election held under universal suffrage is a victory for Labour. Ramsay Macdonald returned for his second term as Prime Minster, and appointed Margaret Grace Bondfield as the first woman Cabinet Minister.Art and science
Two classic books about the First World War are published: All Quiet on the Western Front, by war veteran, Erich Maria Remarque, tells of the horrors of war and the returning German soldiers' feelings of detachment from civilian life; while Robert Grave's autobiography Goodbye to All That, aimed to describe the author's experiences of the war so that they 'need never be thought about again'.International
The 24th October 1929 becomes known as Black Thursday when the US Stock Exchange Collapses and millions are lost. The event was the start of the Wall Street Crash, which in turn contributed towards the Great Depression: a major international recession that lasted through most of the 1930s.Comments back to top
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