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King George to inaugurate Britannia
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King George to inaugurate Britannia statue at Boulogne._x000D_
A gigantic statue of Britannia, more than 30 foot high and standing on a tall pedestal is being made in Paris by Mons F Desruelles, and is expected to be officially inaugurated by King George at Boulogne Sur Mer next spring. The statue commemorates the arrival of British troops in France in 1914. It is in Euville stone, which is found only in France, and the Trident and shield of beaten copper._x000D_
Photo shows, the sculptor Mons F Desruelles, at work on a scale model of the Britannia statue in his Paris studio._x000D_
23 October 1937
Title: King George to inaugurate Britannia
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King George to inaugurate Britannia statue at Boulogne.
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A gigantic statue of Britannia, more than 30 foot high and standing on a tall pedestal is being made in Paris by Mons F Desruelles, and is expected to be officially inaugurated by King George at Boulogne Sur Mer next spring.
The statue commemorates the arrival of British troops in France in 1914.
It is in Euville stone, which is found only in France, and the Trident and shield of beaten copper.
_x000D_
Photo shows, the sculptor Mons F Desruelles, at work on a scale model of the Britannia statue in his Paris studio.
_x000D_
23 October 1937.
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