Two children portraying Joseph and Mary in a nativity play at the North Islington Voluntary Nursing School in London

Date:
10 Dec 1964
Location:
Islington, Greater London Authority
Reference:
COI01/01/0003/001
Type:
Photograph (Print)
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Description

The note on the reverse of the print discusses the controversy that the image, which shows a White child playing Mary and a Black child playing Joseph, may cause in different parts of the world.

Content

This is part of the Volume: COI01/01/0003 Christmas; within the Series: COI01/01 Non Architectural Images; within the Collection: COI01 Central Office of Information

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

Keywords

Nursery School, Cultural Diversity, Childhood