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Winston Churchill petting the mascot of HMS Prince of Wales, Blackie, during the Atlantic Charter Conference, Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, Aug 1941

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Caption     Winston Churchill petting the mascot of HMS Prince of Wales, Blackie, during the Atlantic Charter Conference, Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, Aug 1941 ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Argentia, Newfoundland
Date 10 Aug 1941
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Source Information
Source    ww2dbaseImperial War Museum
Identification Code   4700-37 H 12756
 
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Atlantic Charter Conference   Main article  Photos  
Winston Churchill   Main article  Photos  
Prince of Wales   Main article  Photos  
McDougal   Main article  Photos  
Photos on Same Day 10 Aug 1941
 
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Licensing  According to the United Kingdom National Archives, Crown copyright material that has been created prior to 1 Jun 1957 is considered to be in the public domain.

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Added By C. Peter Chen
Photo Size 800 x 800 pixels



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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
16 Oct 2019 08:35:15 PM

Churchill had just finished a meeting with Franklin Roosevelt aboard the cruiser USS Augusta and had just come aboard Prince of Wales from the destroyer USS McDougal (background), that was acting as a shuttle between Augusta and Prince of Wales.

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