Laying of the Mechanic's Institute Foundation Stone
1896A black and white photograph of a crowd of women, children and men dressed formally, with the man in the centre of the picture standing in front of a stone plaque. The photograph is stuck onto light brown cardboard which has a floral decoration in each corner and is framed in a narrow light brown decorative frame.
The man in the centre of the photograph is Mr F.H. Piesse laying the foundation stone of the Mechanic's Institute in 1896 in Austral Terrace. One room in the building was reserved for the Mechanic's Institute meetings, in 1987 it was a private snooker club.
Details
Details
Above the photograph hand written in black ink is "OPENED BY MR. F.H. PIESSE, 1896" and below the photograph hand written in black ink is "Laying of Foundation Stone Mechanics Institute"
On the back of the photograph is written "Nixon & Merrilees"
Copyright and Reference
Copyright and Reference
Courtesy of Katanning Historical Society.
Katanning Historical Society
Katanning Historical Society
Other items by Nixon & Merrilees
Other items from Katanning Historical Society
- Nurse Mary Arnold
- Hon. Alex Thomson
- Laying the Katanning Hospital Foundation Stone
- Laying the Katanning Hospital Foundation Ston
- Opening of the Katanning Hospital
- Opening of the Katanning Hospital
- Employee's of F.H. Piesse
- Smilers Hockey Team
- Katanning Minstrels - Opera Company
- St Andrews Church of England
- Presbyterian Church
- Lutheran Church
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