Summary
Black and white photograph of the Duchess of York and Lady Davidson sitting on deck chairs on board a ship.
The Duke and Duchess of York (later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth) visited Australia in 1927 where they attended the opening of Parliament House in Canberra. Sir Walter Davidson was the governor of New South Wales and it is likely that the Lady Davidson in this image is his wife.
This photograph is part of the Kodak Heritage Collection of products, promotional materials, photographs and working life artefacts collected from Kodak Australasia in 2005, when the Melbourne manufacturing plant at Coburg closed down.
Description of Content
Black and white image of two women seated in deck chairs on board a ship.
Physical Description
Black and white photograph.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd, Ms. Kate Metcalf - Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd, 2005
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Acknowledgement
Courtesy of Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd.
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Hand-written on the back in blue ink: 'Duchess of York / & / Lady Davidson / 1927' Printed on the back: 'KODAK PRINT'
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Overall Dimensions
70 mm (Width), 103 mm (Height)
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References
Chris Cunneen, 'Davidson, Sir Walter Edward (1859-1923)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, [Link 1] published first in hardcopy 1981, accessed online 24 October 2017.
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Keywords
Governments, Military Memorabilia, Opening Ceremonies, Parliament Houses, Royalty: British, Ships, Travel
