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Subiaco Museum > Records

PHOTOGRAPH: PART OF GALA DAY PROCESSION, ROKEBY ROAD

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1914

Overview

Black and white photograph
Front: Rokeby Road, on the west side, immediately south of the Bagot Road intersection. Features several horse-drawn floats and shows spectators lining the west side of the road. One child following the procession on his bicycle. Float on right-hand side decorated with branches and carrying children dressed in long white robes with driver wearing long dark robe with hood and white beard. Sign visible advertising 'J.S. Bowcock' Possibly Empire day celebrations
Reverse: Handwritten note: 'Subiaco Gala Procession'

Historical information

Photograph of Subiaco Gala Day Procession.
The Museum holds original photograph only

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-43-1985.62

Item type

Material

Photographic Paper

Width

155 mm

Height or length

110 mm

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Year

Statement of significance

local and social history
Historic: Social: Representativeness: Provenance:

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

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