Some unusual privileges of parliament (1909 to 1910)
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Benjamin Stone taking a photograph of Yeomen of the Guard.The subject of Stone's photograph might be mistaken for 'Beefeaters' but Yeomen of the Guard are the bodyguards of the British Monarch and the oldest British Military Corps still in existence. 'Beefeater' is the nickname of the Yeoman Warders who are the ceremonial guard of the Tower of London.
The photograph is from a cutting from The Sphere, 29 January 1910.
The heading for the photograph is 'Some Unusual Privileges of Parliament' and the caption is 'Sir Benjamin Stone takes a last photograph before leaving the House.'
Location: The Benjamin Stone Photographic Collection, volume 11, page 99.
