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His Excellency Jan Masaryk, Vice-President of the Czechoslovak Republic. Jan Garrigue Masaryk (14th September 1886-10th March 1948) was a Czech diplomat and politician and Foreign Minister of Czechoslovakia from 1940 to 1948. Born in Prague, he was a son of professor T.G Masaryk (who became the first President of Czechoslovakia in 1918). In 1925 Jan Masaryk was made ambassador to Britain. His father resigned as President in 1935 and died two years later. In September 1938 the Sudetenland was occupied by German forces and Masaryk resigned as ambassador in protest, although he remained in London. When a Czechoslovak Government-in-Exile was established in Britain in 1940, Masaryk was appointed Foreign Minister. During the war he regularly made broadcasts over the BBC to occupied Czechoslovakia. He had a flat at Westminster Gardens, Marsham Street in London but often stayed at the Czechoslovak Chancellery residence at Wingrave. In 1942, about the time this photo was taken, Masaryk received an LL.D. from Bates College. Masaryk remained Foreign Minister following the liberation of Czechoslovakia as part of the multi-party, Communist-dominated National Front government. The Communists under Klement Gottwald saw their position strengthened after the 1946 elections but Masaryk stayed on as Foreign Minister. On 10th March 1948 Masaryk was found dead, dressed in his pajamas, in the courtyard of the Foreign Ministry below his bathroom window. The initial investigation by the Communist ministry of interior stated that he had committed suicide by jumping out of the window, although for a long time it was been believed by some that he was murdered by the nascent Communist government. In a second investigation taken in 1968 during the Prague Spring, Masaryk's death was ruled an accident, not excluding a murder and a third investigation in the early 1990s after the Velvet Revolution concluded that it had been a murder.
Reference: 37639
His Excellency Jan Masaryk, Vi...
The River Ness and the Palace Cinema. The banner is promoting the movie 'Flight From Justice,' an American romantic drama released in 1938, directed by Nick Grinde. The film stars Robert Livingston, June Travis, John Gallaudet, Charles Halton and Ben Welden. For other images of the River Ness see H-0006, H-0009, H-0194, H-0195 and H-0196. For Palace Cinema interiors see 32034a/e. *
Reference: H-0202
The River Ness and the Palace ...
'Rotterdam Harbour' by Jan Visser in 1946 (730mm x 970mm). Born in Rotterdam on 29th August 1897, Visser was a painter, water colourist and designer of stained glass, with subjects including harbours, portraits, interiors, animals and (very important to him), religion. Visser was taught, and was a teacher at, the Academy of Art in Rotterdam. He was also a member of the Pulchri Studio, a famous artist society in The Hague. There is a Visser work in the Museum Boijmans van Beuningen in Rotterdam, and samples can be seen online at: www.marcelgieling.nl [search: jan visser] and www.venduehuis.com/online_catalogus/veiling/14/rubriek/60/pagina/17#lightbox[23657]/0/ Visser died in Rotterdam on 16th September 1968. This brief biographical data was provided by Hans Wijgergangs of the RKD (Netherlands Institute for Art History), the world's leading information centre and central source for the study of Dutch art. The original painting of Rotterdam Harbour is held in a private collection in Inverness. *
Reference: 47668
'Rotterdam Harbour' by...
Kessock Lodge interior. See also H-0065. *
Reference: H-0197c
Kessock Lodge interior. See al...
Kessock Lodge interior. See also H-0065. *
Reference: H-0197b
Kessock Lodge interior. See al...
Kessock Lodge interior. See also H-0065. *
Reference: H-0197a
Kessock Lodge interior. See al...
Palace Cinema restaurant, Huntly Street, Inverness. Opened 21st November 1938 with 'Hard to Get' starring Dick Powell, after a ceremony performed by Provost Hugh Mackenzie. The Palace once seated 1,023 patrons. It closed in 1963 and became a bingo hall until it was finally demolished in 2010. *
Reference: 32034e
Palace Cinema restaurant, Hunt...
Interior of Mason's on Eastgate, featuring washing machines and boxes of Daz.*
Reference: 3892e
Interior of Mason's on Eas...
Interior of Mason's on Eastgate, featuring washing machines and boxes of Daz.*
Reference: 3892d
Interior of Mason's on Eas...
Kessock Lodge interior. See also H-0197a/b/c. *
Reference: H-0065
Kessock Lodge interior. See al...
Kitchen interior and caterers, possibly within a hotel/restaurant.*
Reference: H-0010
Kitchen interior and caterers,...

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