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Albany Historical Society Inc > Records

GRAND PRIX CYCLE RACE COMING UP P.O HILL

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BATELIER, Claude James

1936

Subcollections

Photographic Collection

Overview

Cyclists in Albany's first 100km cycling Grand Prix on the hard climb up Post Office Hill (Spencer Street).
Photo No. 6 in a sequence by local photographer and commercial artist Claude Batelier.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-51-P1988.353

Item type

Photographs

Material

Photo Paper

Width

146 mm

Height or length

90 mm

Inscriptions and markings

On front by the photographer CJ Batelier: GRAND.PRIX. Coming up P.O. HILL

Keywords

Bicycle Racing

Place made

The Photographer Claude Batelier is positioned near the top of Spencer Street somewhere between Fredrick and Earl St to catch the climb up 'Post Office Hill'.

Year

Last modified

Monday, 19 January, 2026

Completeness

88

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