Identity elements
Reference code
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Item
Title
EW-428
Date(s)
- 1943-05-04 (Creation)
Extent
Name of creator
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
The Earl of Athlone, Governor-General of Canada and husband of HRH Princess Alice, during visit to the Sea-Tac Shipyard on May 4, 1943. As Governor-General of Canada, he was also its Commander-in-Chief. He and his wife paid an official visit to the shipyards to view the escort aircraft carriers being built. He got a first-hand examination of the U.S.S. Pybus, #29, and stood on its deck. 69 at the time of this photograph, the Earl of Athlone had extensive military training and experience. He had strong ties to British royalty as he was married to a granddaughter of Queen Victoria and was the brother of Queen Mary. He passed away on January 16, 1957, at Kensington Palace, the site of his birth 83 years earlier. ALBUM 3.
Visits of state--Tacoma; Nobility--England; Alexander, Earl of Athlone; Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp. (Tacoma);