Title

Trafalgar Square, St James, Westminster, City of Westminster, London, 1919. Creator: Katherine Jean Macfee.

Caption

Trafalgar Square, St James, Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London Authority, 1919. A view across a fountain in Trafalgar Square towards a large crowd of people gathered to buy Victory Loan bonds. After the First World War the British government was heavily in debt and one of the ways they raised money was by selling Victory Loan bonds and certificates to the public. At this event, tents were erected in Trafalgar Square with bunting and patriotic slogans attached to Nelson's Column to advertise the sale of the bonds. This photograph is one of a group the photographer took in Trafalgar Square on the same day showing people buying Victory Loan bonds at about midday and then later on celebrating peace at about 6pm.

Date

1919

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historic England

Reference

HRM23A02_019

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

97,1Mb (3,9Mb) / 22,5in x 16,8in / 6747 x 5029 (300dpi)

Keywords

exterior outdoors building buildings London England people crowd crowds square architecture country fountain fountains patriotism British English color peace buying war Westminster location century Trafalgar Square patriotic Britain first world war concept B&W Colour Nelson's Column World War I WWI black & white black and white B W white and black World War One Monument 1910s 20th century War Bond War Bonds City of Westminster 1st World War TGN WW1 outside photograph Historic England Katherine Jean Macfee Macfee Katherine Jean Macfee Katherine Jane victory bonds