Queen Sophie shaking hands, being welcomed to the Armed Forces Day parade, Spain

Queen Sophie shaking hands, being welcomed to the Armed Forces Day parade, Spain

Photograph

Leonard Freed

Maker
American, 1929–2006

Queen Sophie shaking hands, being welcomed to the Armed Forces Day parade, Spain

1977
Gelatin silver print
Image: 6 × 9 in. (15.3 × 22.9 cm)
Paper: 7 1/8 × 9 7/16 in. (18.1 × 23.9 cm)
Gift of Steven L. Schwartz, 2022
Inscriptions printed in blue ink on verso, C: 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 Premior 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 \ Photo.3. [black box drawn around] (31-1o/34a) / the Royal Couple and their son Crown Prince Philipe \ Photo.4. (31-10/37a) / being welcomed to the Parade in Madrid for Armed Forces \ Day.

inscribed in pencil on verso, LB: LFSP-68.2 / 3000 [sideways]

stamped in blue ink on verso, BL: AGENCIA \ ZARDOYA \ Castañr, 7 - BARCELONA-6 \ Teléfonos 212 57 08 - 212 57 12

stamped in black ink on verso, BR: © Leonard Freed-Magnum

inscribed in pencil on verso, BC: 1977 [underlined] Spain.

stamped in black ink on verso, BC: VINTAGE PRINT

stamped in red ink on verso, BR: Rogamos que, al publicar esta fotografia, se haga \ mención del NOMBRE DE SU AUTOR. [underlined]



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