F & C Piesse Store and Flour Mill

c. 1910
Overview

A sepia photograph of a single store building made from wood and with a tin roof and next to it a three storey brick building that has a brick chimney stack behind it. On the verandah of the wooden building is a sign which reads 'F & C PIESSE'. On the side of the brick building there is a white sign with dark lettering which reads 'F & C PIESSE'. In front of the wooden building is a group of men and one young boy, some of the men are dressed in suits whilst others are dressed in workmen's clothes. From the wooden building and along the front of the brick building is a picket fence. In front of the picket fence is a horse and cart which has bags of grain on it and a man sitting on the bags holding the reins of the horse. The photograph is stuck on an embossed light grey cardboard mount.

Historical information
Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-202-HSP1987.366
Item type
Width
30.2000 cm
Height or length
24.5000 cm
Inscriptions and markings

At the bottom left hand corner of the photograph on the mount is typed in dark letters 'Nixon & Merrilees,' and stampedon the right hand side of the mount is 'OPPOSITE TOWN HALL FREMANTLE W.A.'

Year
c. 1910
Statement of significance

The significance of this photograph is high as it shows the original F & C PIesse store that was built next to the Flour Mill.

Primary significance criteria
Historic significance
Permissions

Please contact the Katanning Historical Society for reproduction of image or for access to a higher resolution image.

Attribution requirements

Courtesy of Katanning Historical Society.

Katanning Historical Society

Katanning Historical Society

Organisation Details
View Collection
Item Feedback

F & C Piesse Store and Flour Mill
F & C Piesse Store and Flour Mill
Media file preview
/sites/default/files/media-preview-images/2023-05/108944-6edc3c05af6014b7612421d74f4772f9.jpg

Scan this QR code to open this page on your phone ->