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London: P.A. Reuter Photos Ltd., April 1963. Photograph. This is an original press photograph of Sir Winston S. Churchill taken on 11 April 1963 capturing him waving while smoking a cigar as he leaves his Hyde Park Gate home for a holiday in Monte Carlo. This image measures 10 x 7.625 in (25.4 x 19.4 cm) on glossy photo paper. Condition is very good. The paper is crisp with only some light bruising to the corners and light scuffing visible only under raking light. The verso bears the copyright stamp of “P.A. Reuter Photos Ltd.”, a purple received stamp of The Daily Telegraph from April 1963, and a typed caption. The quite voluble original caption is titled “SIR WINSTON’S PARTING WAVE: EASTER IN MONTE CARLO” and reads: Wave from 88-year-old SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL as, clenching a cigar, he leaves his London home at 28, Hyde Park Gate, S.W., by car for London Airport to-day (Thursday). He was to fly off for a holiday in Monte Carlo, where he will spend Easter. It is Sir Winston’s first holiday… Read More

London: Keystone Press Agency Ltd., September 1960. Photograph. This original press photo shows Sir Winston S. Churchill arriving in Nice for holiday on 29 September 1960, his frailty evident as he is helped in disembarking from the aircraft. This image measures 10 x 8.125 in (25.4 20.6 cm) on glossy photo paper. Condition is very good minus. The paper is crisp and clean with only some minor edge wear, creases to the lower left and upper right corners, and light scuffing visible only under raking light. The verso bears the copyright stamp of “Keystone Press Agency Ltd.” along with an additional stamp indicating that this is a foreign picture, a received stamp of The Daily Telegraph from September 1960, and a slightly wrinkled typed caption. The original caption is dated “30-9-60”, titled “SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL ARRIVES ON FRENCH RIVIERA” and reads “KEYSTONE PHOTO SHOWS: - SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL is helped from the aircraft – on arrival in NICE yesterday on way to his holiday as guest of… Read More

London: Planet News Ltd., 13 July 1957. Photograph. This is an original press photograph of Sir Winston S. Churchill on 13 July 1957 at Sandown Park where his horse was to run. This press photo once belonged to The Daily Telegraph’s working archive. The image measures 10 x 8.125 in (25.4 x 20.6 cm) on glossy photo paper. Condition is very good minus. The paper is crisp and clean with some minor edge wear, a small loss to the lower right corner which is confined to the margin, and light overall scuffing visible only under raking light. The verso bears the copyright stamp of “Planet News Ltd.”, a received stamp of The Daily Telegraph from July 1957, and a typed caption. The original caption is titled “NO WIN FOR WINSTON.” And reads: “SANDOWN PARK: Elder Statesman SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL looks thoughtful as he watches his horse “Holiday Time” being saddled for the Star Stakes at Sandown Park today. It was unplaced. 13th July, 1957”. Owning racehorses was a later life manifestation of… Read More

Hyde Park Gate, London: P.A. Reuter Photos Ltd. , 25 February 1961. Photograph. This original press photo shows Sir Winston S. Churchill meeting the son and daughter of his bodyguard, Edmund Murray. This image measures 11.5 x 9.5 in (29.2 x 24.1 cm) on matte photo paper. Condition is good plus. The paper is crisp, clean, and free of scuffing with only minor edge wear, original crop marks, and finger prints in the right margin original to the photograph’s developing. The verso bears the copyright stamp “P.A. Reuter Photos Ltd.”, a received stamp of The Daily Telegraph from February 1961, and a typed caption. The original caption is titled “THE NIGHT WILLIAM AND EILEEN MET SIR WINSTON” and reads in full “A smile, a word and a handshake from SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL… It’s a moment to remember for WILLIAM MURRAY, 10 1/2, and his 12-year-old sister EILEEN as they are presented to Sir Winston by their father, Detective-Sergeant EDMUND MURRAY (hatless, left), outside Sir Winston’s London home at Hyde… Read More

London: Planet News Ltd., 9 December 1958. Photograph. This original press photograph shows Sir Winston S. Churchill smoking a cigar with his hearing aid prominently visible. This image measures 8.125 x 10 in (20.6 x 25.4 cm) on matte photo paper. Condition is good plus. The paper is clean with a crease to the upper left corner, a closed tear to the left edge, and some lights scuffing visible only under racking light. The verso bears the copyright stamp of “Planet News Ltd.”, a received stamp of The Daily Telegraph from December 1958 and a typed caption. The original caption is titled: “HEARING-AID FOR SIR WINSTON.” and reads “LONDON: The Grand Old Man, Sir Winston Churchill, bowing to the stresses of old age, now wears a hearing-aid. He is seen leaving No. 10 Downing St. today after he had lunched with his old colleague Harold Macmillan. Lady Churchill was with them, but she left early. The caption is dated “December 9th 1958”. Churchill does not seem to have been eager for his hearing… Read More

London: Keystone Press Agency Ltd., September 1961. Photograph. This original press photograph shows Sir Winston S. Churchill after arrival at London Airport on 4 September 1961, having returned home from a holiday at Monte Carlo. This image measures 10 x 8 in (25.4 x 20.3 cm) on matte photo paper. Condition is very good. The image is clean, crisp, and free of scuffing with only some light wrinkling along the top edge. The verso bears the copyright stamp of “Keystone Press Agency Ltd.”, a purple received stamp of The Daily Telegraph from September 1961, and a typed caption. The original caption is dated “4-9-61”, is titled “SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL RETURNS HOME. ARRIVAL AT LONDON AIRPORT.” and reads “KEYSTONE PHOTO SHOWS:- SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL seen in his car – at London Airport this afternoon when he returned from his Riviera holiday… Sir Winston had a slight fall when he boarded the aircraft in Nice – but was not hurt.” A letter written by Churchill in his own hand to his wife during… Read More

London: Associated Press Photo, 6 April 1958. Photograph. This is an original press photo of Sir Winston S. Churchill with former French President René Coty on 5 April 1959 at La Pausa in the South of France. This image measures 8 x 10 in (20.3 x 25.4 cm) on matte photo paper. Condition is good. The paper is crisp and free of scuffing, though soiled overall. This image features original, hand-applied retouching the figures’ faces, clothes, and hair. The verso bears the copyright stamp of “Associated Press Photo.”, a published stamp of The Daily Telegraph from 6 April 1958 that has been hand amended to 1959, remnants of a typed caption, and a clipping of the caption as it appeared in print. This photograph captures Winston S. Churchill and René Coty enjoying cigars in the garden at La Pausa. La Pausa was a French Riviera villa owned by Churchill’s longtime literary agent and friend Emery Reves, originally built for Coco Chanel and acquired by Reves in 1953 with proceeds earned from foreign… Read More

London: The Associated Press Ltd., 13 December 1957. Photograph. This is an original press photo of Winston S. Churchill with Prime Minister Harold Macmillan at 10 Downing Street on 13 December 1957. This press photo once belonged to The Daily Telegraph’s working archive. The image measures 11 x 8.75 in (27.9 x 22.2 cm) on matte photo paper. Condition is very good minus. The slightly irregularly trimmed paper is crisp and free of scuffing with original crop markings, minor edge wear, and some intermittent bruising. The verso bears the copyright stamp of “The Associated Press Ltd.”, a published stamp of The Daily Telegraph from 13 December 1957, remnants of a typed caption, handwritten printing notes, and a clipping of the caption as it appeared in print. The caption reads: “SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL saying farewell to Mr. Macmillan at the door of 10, Downing Street yesterday, after lunching there. The Prime Minister is leaving this evening for the N.A.T.O. meeting in Paris.” Macmillan had that… Read More

London: The Associated Press Ltd., May 1959. Photograph. This original press photo shows Sir Winston S. Churchill arriving at National Airport on 4 May 1959 for the last of his 13 trips to Washington DC. This press photo once belonged to The Daily Telegraph’s working archive. The image measures 10 x 8 in (25.4 x 20.3 cm) on matte photo paper. Condition is very good. The paper is clean, crisp, and free of scuffing. The lower right corner is slightly bumped, and a stain on the verso does not affect the image. The verso bears the copyright stamp of “The Associated Press Ltd.”, a received stamp of The Daily Telegraph from May 1959, and a typed caption. For obvious reasons, the original typed caption is titled “HAIR-RAISING” and reads “HIS HAIR FLYING IN THE BREEZE, SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL WALKS ACROSS THE TARMAC AT NATIONAL AIRPORT, WASHINGTON, MAY 4, AFTER ARRIVING FROM NEW YORK ABOARD PRESIDENT EISENHOWER’S PERSONAL PLANE. SIR WINSTON, IN WASHINGTON ON A THREE-DAY PERSONAL AND SOCIAL VISIT, WAS… Read More

London: The Associated Press Ltd., August 1962. Photograph. Here we offer an original press photo of Sir Winston S. Churchill being carried out of Middlesex Hospital on 21 August 1962, cigar in hand, after his recovery from his broken hip. This image measures 11.125 x 9.5 in (28.9 x 24.1 cm) on glossy photo paper. Condition is very good. The image is clean with some edge wear, creased corners, and light scuffing visible only under raking light. The verso bears the copyright stamp of “The Associated Press Ltd.”, a purple received stamp of The Daily Telegraph from August 1962, and a typed caption. On the morning of 28 June 1962 while on holiday in Monte Carlo Winston Churchill slipped off the edge of his bed and broke his hip. At Monaco Hospital he was fitted with a plaster cast “enclosing his left leg, his stomach and his lower chest.” Churchill’s private secretary Montague Browne later recalled, “he sent everyone out of the room and said to me, ‘I want to die in England.’ I relayed this to… Read More

London: Keystone Press Agency Ltd., 30 June 1962. Photograph. This is an original press photo of Sir Winston S. Churchill raising his arm as he is being lifted out of an ambulance on 29 June 1962 outside of Middlesex Hospital, London, after his dramatic return from Monte Carlo via R.A.F. Comet. This image measures 10 x 8 in (25.4 x 20.3 cm) on matte photo paper. Condition is very good. The paper is crisp with only some light bruising to the corners, original crop marks, and light scuffing visible only under raking light. This image features original, hand-applied retouching of Churchill’s face, hand, and sleeve. The verso bears the copyright stamp of “Keystone Press Agency Ltd.”, a purple published stamp of The Daily Telegraph from April 1963 hand amended to read 2 April 1963, a clipping of the caption as it was printed in the newspaper, and handwritten printing notations. On the morning of 28 June 1962 while on holiday in Monte Carlo Winston Churchill slipped off the edge of his bed and broke… Read More

London: Central Press Photos Ltd., February 1956. Photograph. This is an original press photo of Sir Winston S. Churchill attending the 21 February 1956 funeral of Lord Trenchard, the first Chief of Air Staff and instrumental in firmly establishing the Royal Air Force. This image measures 10 x 8 in (25.4 x 20.3 cm) on matte photo paper. Condition is very good minus. The paper is crisp, clean, and free of scuffing. The verso bears the copyright stamp of “Central Press Photos Ltd.”, a received stamp of The Daily Telegraph from February 1956, and a typed caption. The original caption is titled “FUNERAL OF LORD TRENCHARD” and reads “21.2.56 SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL leaving the Abbey after attending the funeral service of Marshall of the Royal Air Force, Lord Trenchard.” One year Churchill’s senior, Hugh Montague Trenchard (1873-1956) was a central figure in the development of the RAF. Like Churchill, Trenchard had served as a cavalry officer. In 1912, after two decades of military service,… Read More

London: Keystone Press Agency Ltd., 2 April 1963. Photograph. This is an original press photo of Winston S. Churchill greeting and hugging his daughter, Mary Soames, on 1 April 1963, her mother, Clementine Churchill’s, 78th birthday. That day Clementine and Winston attended "a small family luncheon in the Westminster flat of her daughter Mary". This image measures 10 x 8 in (25.4 x 20.3 cm) on matte photo paper. Condition is very good. The paper is crisp with only some light bruising to the corners, original crop marks, and light scuffing visible only under raking light. This image features original, hand-applied retouching of Churchill’s face and hat. The verso bears the copyright stamp of “Keystone Press Agency Ltd.”, a purple published stamp of The Daily Telegraph from April 1963 hand-amended to read 2 April 1963, a clipping of the caption as it was printed in the newspaper, and handwritten printing notations. The original caption clipping reads simply “RIGHT: Sir Winston being greeted by… Read More

London: P.A. Reuter Photos Ltd. , 30 July 1955. Photograph. This is an original press photo of Winston S. Churchill arriving at 10 Downing Street for lunch with Prime Minister Anthony Eden on 29 July 1955 following Edens return from the Geneva summit with the U.S., Soviet, and French leaders. This image measures 10 x 8 in (25.4 x 20.3 cm) on matte photo paper. Condition is very good minus. The paper is crisp, clean, and free of scuffing. The verso bears the copyright stamp of P.A.-Reuter Photos Ltd., a published stamp of The Daily Telegraph from 30 July 1955, remnants of a typed caption, handwritten printing notes, and a clipping of the caption as it was printed. A crop line runs down the center of the photograph with some paint applied by The Daily Telegraph Art Department to isolate Churchill from the background figures. The original caption clipping reads: LUNCHEON AT HIS OLD HOME. Sir Winston Churchill outside 10, Downing Street when he arrived from Chartwell yesterday to lunch with Sir… Read More

London: Published by The Daily Telegraph, 29 March 1948. Photograph. This original press photograph shows a smiling Winston S. Churchill in late March 1948 looking down into the pram bearing his grandson while tickling the infants cheek. The silver gelatin press measures 11.5 x 7.5 in (29.25 x 19.05 cm). The condition is good plus, with edge wear, a closed tear to the top that intersects Churchills hat along with associated wrinkling and a small chip. There are small pieces missing to three corners of the photo and creasing to the upper and lower edges. Despite the wear and flaws, the image of Churchills countenance and hand are notably sharp and quite charmingly sentimental. Affixed to the verso is the clipped newspaper caption from original publication, the right edge of which is missing, making a word or two of each line difficult to determine. The caption reads: Mr. Churchill with the infant son of daughter, Mrs. Christopher Soames. The baby was christened Arthur Nicholas Winston at West__… Read More

London: Published by Evening Standard, supplied by Keystone Press Agency Ltd., 1943. Photograph. This is an original Second World War press photograph of British Prime Minister Winston S. Churchill and his wife, Clementine, at the Memorial Service for Sir Kingsley Wood on 24 September 1943. The gelatin silver print on heavy glossy photo paper measures 6 x 8 inches (15.24 x 20.32 cm). Condition is very good, the image clean and crisp despite a mild sepia tone. Wear is trivial and confined to the white edge margins, the corners remaining sharp. In the image, Clementine regards the camera and Churchill looks down, both striding forward, both countenances set and serious, befitting the occasion and the war which had just added Wood to its grim tally. The verso of the photograph tells the story of its origin. A red ink stamp indicates that the photograph was supplied by “KEYSTONE PRESS AGENCY LTD.” A black ink stamp testifies that this print was “RECEIVED” on “24 SEP 1943” by the “EVENING… Read More

London: Copyright, The Associated Press Ltd., Published by The Daily Telegraph, 14 September 1956. Photograph. This photo shows Sir Winston S. Churchill, a curl of smoke emanating from the tip of his characteristic cigar, shaking hands with a keen-eyed and gesticulating Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery in September 1956. The gelatin silver print is on heavy glossy photo paper and measures 9 x 10.85 in (22.86 x 27.56 cm). The image is crisp. Condition is very good minus with a small creases to the upper right and lower left corners and minor edge wear. There are indications of light touch up work by the Sunday Telegraph Art Department to the heads of both Churchill and Montgomery. Some light scuffs and scratches are visible under raking light. There are two publication dates for this photograph marked by separate ink stamps on the verso, the first for The Daily Telegraph dated “14 Sep 1956” and the second for the Sunday Telegraph dated “19 Aug 1962”. The verso also features two newspaper… Read More

Washington, D.C.: Copyright Planet News Ltd., 1954. Photograph. This original press photograph shows Prime Minister Sir Winston S. Churchill bidding farewell to President Dwight Eisenhower at the White House on 29 June 1954 at the end of Churchill’s final Washington visit as British premier. The image is printed on glossy photo paper and measures 10.125 x 8 inches (25.7 x 20.3 cm). Condition is very good plus. The image remains crisp and bright. We note just light wear to extremities and light scuffs and imperfections are visible only under raking light. The verso features the copyright ink-stamp of “Planet NEWS Ltd” of London as well as an original, typed caption. The caption notes “LONDON BUREAU” and an identification number of “LN 282769 US” above the image title “WHITE HOUSE HANDSHAKES”. The caption reads “WASHINGTON: SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL, Britain’s Prime Minister, (Left) was in genial mood as he shook hands with America’s President, “Ike” EISENHOWER on leaving the White House… Read More

London: U.S. Official Photograph published by The Daily Telegraph, 14 June 1944. Photograph. This original press photo captures Prime Minister Winston S. Churchill with Field Marshal Sir Alan Brooke, Field Marshal and South African Prime Minister Jan Smuts, and General Montgomery at Montgomery’s Headquarters in Normandy on 12 June 1944, less than a week after the D-Day landings. This photograph belonged to the working archives of The Daily Telegraph. The gelatin silver print on matte photo paper measures 6 x 8 inches (15.2 x 20.3 cm). The tattered original paper caption, anchored to the verso, extends an additional inch from the lower edge. Condition is good plus. Most of this photograph’s flaws, including the four pin holes and loss to the upper right corner, are confined to the generous margins. Additionally, there is some creasing to the corners and light cockling along the upper and lower edges. The verso bears a partially obscured copyright stamp reading “U.S. Official Photograph”, a… Read More

London: Copyright by Keystone View Co., published by the Evening Standard, 1 September 1927. Photograph. This original press photograph shows Winston S. Churchill and General Sir Alexander Godley inspecting the tanks of the newly formed Experimental Mechanized Force on 31 August 1927. This press photo once belonged the Evening Standard’s working archive. The gelatin silver print on matte photo paper measures 8 in (with an uncut piece of paper affixed to the verso folded behind the image extending an additional .75 in) x 10.5 in (20.3 x 26.7 cm). Condition is very good minus. The paper is crisp, clean, and free of scuffing with some loss to the lower right corner and some light wear along the edges. The photo has a raised grid to its surface as if it was stored on a rack. The verso bears the copyright stamp of “Keystone View Co.”, a stamp from the library of the Evening Standard dated 1 SEP, 1927, and the remnants of a typed caption. This photograph is housed in a removable, archival mylar sleeve… Read More