Prince George, the Prince of Wales and future King George V Finish:Stretched ' Inscribed in pencil lower

' Inscribed in pencil lower left '1782'

' A hat box seller walks along the street with his boxes suspended from a pole resting on his shoulder

An official holding a flag stands in front of the start line as spectators look on

Radical 'hunger marchers' gathering in New York

Prince George, the Prince of Wales and future King George V Finish:Stretched ' Inscribed in pencil lowerPrince George, the Prince of Wales and future King George V (1865 1936), 1890. George V was king of Great Britain from 1910 to 1936. In 1924 he appointed Ramsay MacDonald, Britain's first Labour Prime Minister, and in 1932 he introduced the idea of broadcasting a Christmas message to the people. He died of influenza on 20 January 1936 and was succeeded by his eldest son, Edward. From The Cabinet Portrait Gallery, first series, Cassell and Company