Sir Winston Churchill and Dwight D. Eisenhower

vintage silverprint (c.280 x 355mm) depicting Churchill seated in a car shaking hands with Eisenhower, signed on the image by Churchill ("Winston S. Churchill"), signed and inscribed by Eisenhower ("For Captain Christopher Soames with personal regards Dwight D. Eisenhower"), probably Washington, DC, 25-28 June 1954, framed and glazed, Churchill's signature faded 

Not examined out of the frame. There are some very minor creases in the lower left quadrant of the composition and some surface dirt below the inscription. The inscription has faded, particularly at the lower right. With the exception of the above the photograph appears to be in good overall condition. Please contact the department on +44 (0) 207 293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
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This photograph appears to date from Churchill's final visit to the United States as Prime Minister in June 1954, when he stayed with the Eisenhowers at the White House for three nights. Christopher Soames, then MP for Bedford, was a member of the Prime Ministerial party; he was Churchill's parliamentary private secretary as well as his son-in-law.