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William Bramwell Booth, CH (8 March 1856 – 16 June 1929) was the first Chief of Staff (1881–1912) and the second General of The Salvation Army (1912–1929), succeeding his father, William Booth. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bramwell_Booth

The date written on the negative is 11/19/26. According to NYT of October 15, 1926, General Bramwell Booth was in Tokyo that day. See www.nytimes.com/1926/10/15/archives/tokio-honors-bramwell... [needs subscription to see PDF]

For more info, this document may be useful www2.salvationarmy.org.uk/uki/www_uki_ihc.nsf/0/0ACDC5379...

i was born here in 1963 when it was a maternity home

i was hoping someone could tell me if this is now park rd just off elswick rd?

Does anyone know when this was demolished? Regards Ian

It's gone now: g.co/maps/x97w2 I have a photo from the 1990s which I'll try and dig out and scan...

Parade at the decennial Great International Congress of the Salvation Army, London, June 1914. The Salvation Army's Great International Congress was held in London, England, beginning June 11, 1914. The congress was held every 10 years, and this was an auspicious opportunity to share experiences and enthusiasms with thousands of people from 58 countries including England, Australia, New Zealand, United States and Canada. The largest delegation, outside of England, was from the United States, which sent 600 men and women and 100 children. The American delegation included four bands, from New York; Chicago; Worcester, Massachusetts; and Flint, Michigan. The 55 band members from Flint were auto workers, and their expenses were paid by local businessmen. Elsewhere, American delegates paid their own expenses.

Other Bain/LOC photos of the 1914 Salvation Army Congress:

But for luck and your wonderful comment, Wylan, who would have known about all this? Many sincere thanks for a World gone by

Oooops sorry Wystan, screen doesn't shew the past when commenting, pardon moi

Wystan, Thanks for collecting the images related to this event, and for the further details. Per the New York Times, the procession through London was June 13, 1914, and it looks like it was quite the show! We will add more information to this photograph's record as well as to the records of other related images.