Search the collections
Where is it from?
- A Place & Date Depicted Melbourne, Australia
- A Photographer Melbourne, Australia
- A Person Depicted Melbourne, Australia
- A Person Depicted Melbourne, Australia
Similar items over time
Stereograph - Federation Celebrations, Royal Party Leaving Exhibition Building, Melbourne, Victoria, 1901
Reg. No: SH 960580
- Summary:
- Photographer: George Rose, Melbourne.
Two almost identical sepia stereographic views mounted on thick brown card, depicting the Royal party leaving the Exhibition Building after the opening of Federal Parliament on 9 May 1901.
The opening of the Australian Parliament was an occasion for great celebrations in Melbourne. Ten days of festivities (from 6-16 May) were planned to mark the Federation of the new nation and honour the Royal visitors, the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York. The city was transformed with decorations - flags, bunting, colourful lights and festive arches - and a series of public events were held, including a military tattoo and several street parades. Unprecedented numbers of people arrived in Melbourne from the rest of Victoria and throughout Australia to take part in the celebrations. - Description Of Content:
- The Royal party leaving the Exhibition Building after the opening of Federal Parliament on 9 May 1901. In the foreground are the mounted military escorts for the Royal party. An open horse drawn carriage follows in the background, containing the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York. The Royal carriage is passing through a guard of honour formed by the Victorian cadets. The southern façade and dome of the Exhibition Building are clearly visible in the background.
| Discipline: | History |
| Dimensions: | 10.00 cm (Height), 17.80 cm (Length) |
More information
| Tagged with: | australian federation 1901, celebrations, civic mementoes, government schools, politics, royal exhibition building, royal visits, souvenirs |
| Themes this item is part of: | Royal Exhibition Building Collection, Public Life & Institutions Collection, HRH King George V (1865-1936), HM Queen Mary (1867-1953) |
| Primary Classification: | PUBLIC EVENTS |
| Secondary Classification: | Federation |
| Tertiary Classification: | images (to be classified) |
| Inscriptions: | Text: 2905 Duke of York Celebrations, Melbourne/The Royal Procession Leaving Exhibition after Opening of Parliament; Rose's Sterescopic Views/ Copyright. Sold only by/ George Rose/ Publisher/ Melbourne |
| Format: | Stereograph: Sepia |
| Place & Date Depicted: | Royal Exhibition Building (REB), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1901 |
| Photographer: | George Rose, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1901 |
| Person Depicted: | HRH George Duke of Cornwall & York, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 09 May 1901 |
| Person Depicted: | HRH Mary Duchess of Cornwall & York, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 09 May 1901 |
Themes
This item is part of the following themes:
Add your question or comment