Prosperity To Britain through National Savings Poster, 1953

A black-on-white outline of a poster advertising “Prosperity to Britain through National Savings”. A smartly dressed crowd is celebrating, hats held high, one woman using a compact mirror for a better view. A young Queen Elizabeth waves from a carriage accompanied by royal troops on horseback. Buckingham Palace is in the background and Beefeaters are stationed to guard the procession.
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“Long Live the Queen”. Royal Procession, Crowd Scene. (National Savings poster). 1953. Catalogue ref: INF 10/363/3.

 

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Things to think about while working on this image:

  1. Do you remember an occasion when you celebrated a national event? What do you remember about the day?
  2. There’s a large number of people together celebrating this event. Do you like being part of a crowd? How might it feel to be there?
  3. Look at the fashions. How has fashion changed since these images were taken.

Instructions:

  1. Right-click on the image and save it to your computer.
  2. If you’d like to colour in the image on your computer, you can open it in an image editing software, such as Paint or Photoshop.
  3. To print, open the image and click ‘Print’. Make sure that the orientation is correct (landscape or portrait).
  4. Print and enjoy!
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