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Swedish Historical Material · Historical Photography
The Royal Guard at Stockholm Palace — Ceremonial Formation with Artillery, c. 1950s
Stockholm · Original period black-and-white photograph · Wretmarks Foto, Stockholm (verso)
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Description
Original black-and-white photographic print showing a Swedish military ceremonial formation with artillery in the outer courtyard (Yttre borggården) of Stockholm's Royal Palace. Uniformed personnel stand in formation around the Swedish flag; artillery pieces, civilian spectators and a period motorcar appear in the view.
The reverse carries the photographer's mark “Wretmarks Foto · Stockholm.” The exact occasion and date are not established. Comparison with documented Royal Guard ceremonies suggests a mid-twentieth-century date, provisionally the 1950s, without proving a particular year.
A visually detailed record of Swedish military ceremony and the architectural setting of the Royal Palace, of interest to collectors of Stockholm topography, Swedish military history and documentary photography.
- Date
- c. 1950s; exact date and occasion unconfirmed
- Place
- Royal Palace, Stockholm, Sweden
- Photographer
- Wretmarks Foto, Stockholm; attribution based on the studio mark on the reverse
- Format
- Original black-and-white photographic print
- Dimensions
- Measurements gladly provided on request
- Condition
- Please consult the photographs for condition. Additional photographs are available on request.
Reference: comparison with a 1953 Royal Guard ceremony photograph in the Teleseum collections, DigitaltMuseum, does not establish identical date or occasion.
Additional photographs & measurements. We would be pleased to provide additional photographs, measurements and further details of the item’s condition upon request.