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The White Queen

Margaret Bourke-White1950-03

LIFE Photo Collection

LIFE Photo Collection
New York City, United States

Ruth (L), the British white wife of Bamangwato tribal chief Seretse Khama, listening as tribal women who have come with gifts, sing "Our Queen will come with rain" as they squat inside her sleeping porch during a thunderstorm.

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  • Title: The White Queen
  • Date: 1950-03
  • Location: Serowe, Botswana
  • Physical Dimensions: B/W PRINT
  • Subject Keywords: Race Prejudice, Great Britain, Bamangwato Royal Family, Mrs. Seretse Khama, Botswana, Vintage Print, 1950s
  • Publisher: TimeLife
  • Usage: For personal non-commercial use only
  • Provider: LIFE
  • Photographer: Margaret Bourke-White
  • Original ID: TimeLife_image_735677
  • Credits: LIFE
  • Copyright: © Time Inc.
LIFE Photo Collection

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