Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. This photograph appears with the headline, “Banquet at which Southern California Honored Prince of Wales in 1920,” 23 Jan. 1936: 16. A copy of the original 1920 photograph was taken and published once the Prince of Wales became Kind Edward VIII in January 1936. Text from negative sleeve: [handwritten:] 3347—Prince of Wales (Banquet at Coronado hotel San Diego) l. to r. inside [stamped:] JAN 29 1936 Text from newspaper caption: Scene at the banquet given at the Hotel del Coronado in honor of the then Prince of Wales, now King Edward VIII, on the occasion of his visit to San Diego in April, 1920. Left to right: Mrs. Roger Wells, Capt. Dudley North, Mrs. Uriel Sebree, Commodore E. L. Charlton; Mrs. J. E. Kuhne, Gov. William Stevens, Mrs. Claus Spreckels, the Prince of Wales, Mrs. L. J. Wilde, William Carey, Mrs. R. Zane, Mayor Louis J. Wilde, Mrs. H. A. Wiley, Admiral Williams, U.S.N., and Mrs. Joseph Pendleton. The story goes that His Royal Highness inadvertently left his spoon in fruit cocktail glass and everyone else imitated the social error. Handwritten note in negative sleeve: Prince of Wales banquet at Coronado Hotel San Diego- l to r -- Mrs. Roger Wells Capt Dudley NorthMrs Uriel SebreeAir Commodore E. L. CharltonMrs. J. E. KuhneGovernor Wm StevensMrs. Claus SpreckelsHRH Prince of Wales Mrs. L. J. Wilde (wife of mayor) William Carey (representing Pres Wilson) Mrs. R. Zane (the governor’s daughter)Mayor Louis J. WildeMrs. H. A. WileyAdmiral Williams USS Mexico Mrs. John Pendleton
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_12338 ark:/21198/zz002h8cdd
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Banquets--California--San Diego Royal visitors--California--San Diego Spreckels, Claus August, (Mrs.) Wilde, Frances E., 1882-1966 Windsor, Edward, Duke of, 1894-1972 Sebree, Anne McDowell, 1863-1935 Stephens, William Dennison, 1859-1944 Kuhne, J. E., (Mrs.) Pendleton, John, (Mrs.) North, Dudley, 1881-1961 Wiley, H. A. (Mrs.) Charlton, E. L Wilde, Louis J., 1865-1924 Zane, Barbara S Carey, William Williams, Clarence Steward, 1863-1951 Wells, Roger, (Mrs.)
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