Summary
The stereograph was sold as a Rose's Stereoscopic View, by George Rose, Melbourne. It is titled 'Duke of York Celebrations Melbourne / Children's Fete, Exhibition Oval / Victorian Cadets'. It shows the Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton. The Duke of York, who was the son of King Edward VII, visited Australia in May 1901 as the King's representative for Australia's Federation. The Duke declared the new Federal Parliament open in a grand ceremony in the Exhibition Building in Melbourne.
Description of Content
Stereograph of boys marching in uniform with slouch hats and probably carrying bayonet rifles, on a path outside the Royal Exhibition Building.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
Public Life & Institutions, Images & Image Making, Royal Exhibition Building
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Place & Date Depicted
Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, May 1901
Source of Date Depicted: Based on the date of the visit of the Duke of York to Australia for Federation. -
Photographer
George Rose
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Individuals Identified
unknown
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Format
Digital file, TIFF, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Printed in ink below image:'2925/ Duke of York Celebrations, Melbourne. / Children's Fete, Exhibition Oval. The Victorian Cadets'; Printed in ink to left of image: 'ROSE'S STEREOSCOPIC VIEWS / COPYRIGHT'; Printed in ink to right of image: :Sold only by GEORGE ROSE Melbourne / PUBLISHER'.
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References
[Link 1] accessed 23 November 2009.
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Keywords
Australian Federal Parliament Opening Ceremony, 1901, Celebrations, Governments, Royal Visits, Street Decorations, Public Ceremonies, Public Events, Architecture, Royal Exhibition Building: History of Events, 1900-1949, Royal Exhibition Building, School Children, Cadets, Military Demonstrations, Fetes
