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Subiaco Museum > Records

PHOTOGRAPH (ALBUM): CELEBRATIONS ON SUBIACO BECOMING A CITY IN 1952

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1952

Overview

Brown cover loose leaf photo album tied with black cord. 'City of Subiaco [on scroll] Celebrations 1952' painted by hand in white and blue on front cover. Paper disk with Subiaco's Coat of Arms above and photo of clock tower in lower right hand corner. Inside cover is a presentation leaf in colour addressed to the Mayor and Councillors of Subiaco. 15 pages of Black and white photos show a procession of floats preceded by pipe band and two contingents of servicemen, individual floats of Subiaco shops and businesses, a parade for sports stars [Shirley Strickland], etc.

Historical information

Paper and cardboard and photos.

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Registration number

cwa-org-43-1992.43

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Material

Width

252 mm

Height or length

330 mm

Keywords

City of Subiaco

Lyon Hamersley Studio

City Of Subiaco - Armorial Bearings

Year

1952

Statement of significance

Album showing photos of a procession of floats preceded by pipe band and two contingents of Servicemen, all for the Celebrations on Subiaco's becoming a city in 1952.

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-31.944055335741, 115.8219899249

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