Royal tour by Edward, Prince of Wales to Australia and New Zealand, 1920, and H.M.S. Renown [picture] / Gordon Harrison
- Bib ID:
- 3299040
- Format:
- Picture
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Description:
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- 1912-1940
- 1 album (528 photographs) ; 31 x 41 cm.
- Summary:
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Photographs collected by and many taken by Regulating Petty Officer Gordon Harrison. The first part of the album covers voyages and life on board H.M.S. Renown, 1912-1920, including the Prince of Wales's tour of 1920. Most of these photographs have captions in the negative or handwritten in ink on the album. Subjects include Prince Edward, the Royal Family, the ship, shipboard life, and places visited. Some photographs are of Australian places, including Sydney, Katoomba, Melbourne, Gosford and Bulli. There are also some photographs of other warships. Later pages (image no. 282-) contain uncaptioned family snapshots. At the front of the album are 2 printed pages giving the former history of H.M.S. Renown, and record of cruise for the Prince of Wales' tour to Australia, New Zealand and the Colonies in the Atlantic and Pacific. Photographs are mostly b&w, 27.8 x 37 cm., or smaller.
- Notes:
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- Title devised by cataloguer, based on information in auction catalogue, Bonhams sale 11494, Printed Books, Maps, Manuscripts, and photography, 16 Nov. 2004, lot no. 184.
- Condition: photographs are glued to album pages and vary in condition; many only fair, with yellowing, fading or poor image quality; album pages show foxing, stains, and brittle or jagged edges, some are loose or torn.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-149645977
- Related Material:
- The unofficial diary of H.R.H. The Prince of Wales visit to Australia, New Zealand and the colonies in the Atlantic and Pacific, March to October 1920, 1912-1938; located at; National Library of Australia Manuscript collection MS 9185.
- Source of Acquisition:
- Purchased from Bonhams at auction, Australian High Commission, London, 2004.
- Subject:
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- Windsor, Edward, Duke of, 1894-1972 -- Travel -- Photographs
- Windsor, Edward, Duke of, 1894-1972 -- Travel -- Australia -- Photographs
- Harrison, Gordon -- Travel -- Photographs
- Harrison family -- Photographs
- Renown (Battle cruiser) -- Photographs
- Warships -- Great Britain -- Photographs
- Royal visitors -- Australia -- Photographs
- Visits of state -- Australia -- Photographs
- Other authors/contributors:
- Harrison, Gordon
- Related Records:
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