Arthur Augustus William Harry Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby
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© National Portrait Gallery, London
Arthur Augustus William Harry Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby
by Elliott & Fry, for Walter Stoneman
bromide print, November 1934
Commissioned, 1934
Photographs Collection
NPG x4153
Sitterback to top
- Arthur Augustus William Harry Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby (1871-1946), Writer, social activist and Labour politician; MP for Stirling Burghs and Sheffield Brightside. Sitter in 7 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Elliott & Fry (active 1863-1962), Photographers. Artist or producer associated with 10998 portraits.
- Walter Stoneman (1876-1958), Photographer. Artist or producer associated with 18527 portraits, Sitter in 8 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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