OFF ON AN ANNUAL MISSION.—Every year, on the Thames, the picturesque custom of swan-upping is religiously observed. The King’s official swan-markers proceed upstream to mark all the swans as the property of his Majesty. Here we see the party casting off from Southwark Bridge. Each boat flies a gaudy pennant and these and the bright reds and greens of the men’s costumes make a splash of vivid colour against the sombre background. Note the “flagship” bearing the King’s cipher.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 762, 7 September 1929, Page 19
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79OFF ON AN ANNUAL MISSION.—Every year, on the Thames, the picturesque custom of swan-upping is religiously observed. The King’s official swan-markers proceed upstream to mark all the swans as the property of his Majesty. Here we see the party casting off from Southwark Bridge. Each boat flies a gaudy pennant and these and the bright reds and greens of the men’s costumes make a splash of vivid colour against the sombre background. Note the “flagship” bearing the King’s cipher. Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 762, 7 September 1929, Page 19
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