Vintage glossy 6 x 4.5 photo of Churchill reviewing paperwork on a train, a cigar clenched in his teeth, neatly signed in fountain pen, "Winston S. Churchill." Affixed to a larger mount and in fine condition. Accompanied by an original Official War Office photograph of Churchill firing a rifle, a photograph of the train's crew, and a transmittal letter signed by Churchill's secretary Mary Shearburn on 10 Downing Street letterhead, dated July 3, 1941. Also includes a souvenir card from the Atlantic Conference, August 9, 1941, imprinted: "The Commander-in-Chief, United States Navy, Sends his Compliments and Best Wishes, Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States." An attached note reads: "This card was included in a present of cigarettes and chocolate given by President Roosevelt to all members of the crew of H.M.S. King George V in mid-atlantic on August 9th 1941." The Atlantic Conference, held from August 9-12, 1941, resulted in the 'Atlantic Charter,' which outlined the postwar goals of the United States and the United Kingdom.
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