Formerly it was Victory Day during the regime of General Franco, the officers and generals found little change in the ceremonies for Juan Carlos' Armed Forces Day parade, Spain
Photograph
Formerly it was Victory Day during the regime of General Franco, the officers and generals found little change in the ceremonies for Juan Carlos' Armed Forces Day parade, Spain
1977
Gelatin silver print
Image: 6 × 9 in. (15.2 × 22.8 cm)
Paper: 7 × 9 3/8 in. (17.8 × 23.8 cm)
Gift of Tom Wilson, 2021
Inscriptions printed in blue ink on verso, BR: Spain in a pre-election mood. Madrid welcomes Army. 77-45 [underlined] \ Recent polls in Spain show that an 85% turnout is to be expected for the next \ elections on June 15th whereby the nation will elect for the first time in 41 \ years a Parliament. Throughout the country numerous rallies are being held, \ and polls show that the center coalition headed by Premier Adolfo Suarez has \ slightly overtaken the Socialist party lead, with the rightist Popular Alliance \ and the Communists sharing third place. In Madrid 12,000 soldiers and police \ paraded before King Juan Carlos to celebrate Armed Forces Day, during which \ Crown Prince Felipe (9) was elected a soldier of Spain's oldest regiment \ (King's Immemorial Infantry Regiment No.1 founded in 1248). \ Photos by Leonard Freed/MAGNUM [upside-down]; inscribed in pencil on verso, RC: 1977 [underlined] Spain. [upside-down]; stamped in black ink on verso, TR: VINTAGE PRINT [upside-down]; printed in blue ink on verso, TR: Photo 7. (31-9/15a) formerly it was Victory Day during the regime of \ General Franco, the officers and generals found little change \ in the ceremonies for Juan Carlos' Armed Forces Day parade. [upside-down]; printed in black on applied label affixed to verso, TR: This print is from \ IBL AB \ Box 52, S-260 70 Ljungbyhed, Sweden \ tel. 0435-407 65 \ and should be returned. [upside-down]; stamped in black ink on verso, TL: © Leonard FREED / MAGNUM [upside-down]; inscribed in pencil on verso, LB: LFSP-65.6 3000 [sideways]
