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Katanning Historical Society > Records

Visit of Duke and Duchess of York

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c. 1901

Subcollections

Community Events and Celebrations

Overview

A sepia photograph of a decorated archway above a road. The arch consists of two rectangular frames which are decorated with sheafs of wheat and joined across the road with a banner which reads "WELCOME TO KATANNING". Above this banner is a single furrow plough with a sheaf of wheat. At the top of the left frame is an Australian flag and in the centre of the flag is a circle which has a black swan in it. On the right frame is a Union Jack flag and in the centre of the flag is a circle which has a lion in it.

Historical information

A royal visit from the Duke and Duchess of York 1901 along Austral Terrace Katanning and a welcome arch.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-202-HSP1998.3

Item type

Material

Photographic Paper

Width

30 cm

Height or length

21.6000 cm

Inscriptions and markings

Below the photograph handwritten in blue ink is "WELCOME TO DUKE AND DUCHESS OF YORK 1901?".

On the back of the photograph handwritten in blue ink is "?Governor General" and in red ink "?DUKE & DUTCHESS OF YORK".

Year

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Copyright and Reference

Copyright and Reference

Copyright category

Date of creation +70 years

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Attribution requirements

Courtesy of Katanning Historical Society.

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