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Description: | This souvenir pamphlet describes the decorations erected on the facade of Selfridges department store for the coronation of George VI and Queen Elizabeth on 12 May 1937.
Sculpted panels charting events in British history since 1700 B.C. are shown above the ground-floor window displays. Sculptural groups 35 feet (10.6 metres) tall representing three of Britain's Dominions and the Empire of India were erected on the shop's corners and above the main entrance.
The coronation provided shops with an opportunity to promote their business by becoming part of the spectacular ceremony. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Publisher: | Museum of London | Rights holder: | Museum of London | Subjects: | Leisure Identity and Icons | Temporal: | 1937 | Source: | Museum of London | Identifier: | http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/rser... | Go to resource |
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