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- A Place & Date Depicted Melbourne, Australia
- A Publisher Melbourne, Australia
- A Person Depicted Melbourne, Australia
- A Person Depicted Melbourne, Australia
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Stereograph - Federation Celebrations, Royal Carriage & Municipal Arch, Melbourne, Victoria, 1901
Reg. No: SH 960841
- Summary:
- Photographer: George Rose, Melbourne.
Two almost identical sepia stereographic views mounted on thick brown card. The images show the Royal Carriage, carrying the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York, passing through the Municipal Arch on Princes Bridge, Melbourne, May 1901. The Duke and Duchess visited Australia to open the first 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 Carriage, carrying the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York, passing through the Municipal Arch on Princes Bridge, Melbourne, May 1901. The Royal party are seated in an open horse-drawn carriage. They are esorted by mounted military officers in plumed helmets. A large crowd is gathered to watch the procession and many are waving their hats in the air. The Duke and Duchess visited Australia to open the first Federal Parliament on 9 May 1901.
- Acquisition Information:
- Donation from (Estate of) Gertrude Parr, 1993
| Discipline: | History |
| Dimensions: | 10.20 cm (Height), 17.80 cm (Length) |
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| Tagged with: | australian federation 1901, celebrations, civic mementoes, politics, 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: 2831 Duke of York Celebrations, Melbourne./ The Royal Carriage Leaving the Municipal Arch, Princes Bridge.; ROSE'S STEREOSCOPIC VIEWS/ COPYRIGHT.; Sold only by/ GEORGE ROSE/ PUBLISHER/ Melbourne. |
| Format: | Stereograph: Sepia |
| Place & Date Depicted: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1901 |
| Publisher: | George Rose, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1901 |
| Person Depicted: | HRH George Duke of Cornwall & York, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1901 |
| Person Depicted: | HRH Mary Duchess of Cornwall & York, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1901 |
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