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Title |
Pretoria Day, Timaru, June 7th, 1900 |
Description |
A crowd mostly comprised of staff from Priest and Holdgate posed at the end of the Royal Arcade with a cannon, called "Long Tom", during Pretoria Day celebrations in Timaru, 7 June 1900. Those pictured are (from left to right): Front row (starting with the drummer on the left): Ted Ford, Mr Munro, R McBride, J Priest, J Craigie (sitting on drum), Drewe (behind Craigie), Kruger, C Holdgate, R Priest (partly obscured), Mr Priest, Mr Holdgate, Bass Ford, Mr Marshall, S Clarke, Bob Morrow, Mr Volger, [possibly a misspelling of Vogeler], Mr Holdgate, J Young, J Clough, Mr Holdgate, [two unidentified men]; Rear: W Holdgate's children (partly obscured by base of canon), Mr Simpson (mounted) Handwritten notes on the verso reads: "L to R (1) (2) (3) (4) Jack Priest (5) (6) Cecil Holdgate (7) Edward Holdgate snr [----] Eanney Holdgate (11) (12) Robert Holdgate Second row (1) (2) (3) Mr Priests Front Drummer (5) (6) on gun Robert Holgates two sons horserider ? Nearly all staff of P and H's" |
Photographer |
Ferrier, William, photographer, Timaru |
Date |
07/06/1900 |
Place |
Timaru, N.Z. |
Format |
Print, Photographic |
Medium |
Paper, Photographic/Cardboard |
Print Size |
150(h) x 290(w) mm |
Dimension Details |
Mounted on card backing board total size 220(h) x 350(w) mm |
Original/Copy |
Original |
Event |
Pretoria Day, 1900 |
People |
Ford, Ted Munro McBride, R Morrow, Bob Priest, Jack Priest, R Priest Craigie, J Clarke, S Clough, J Drewe Holdgate, Cecil Holdgate, Edward Holdgate, Robert Holdgate Ford, Bass Kruger Marshall Simpson Vogeler, Carl George, 1860-1934 Volger Young, J Vogeler |
Search Terms |
Royal Arcade, Timaru Andrews & Beaven, agricultural engineers, Timaru Long Tom (canon) Priest and Holdgate, ironmongers, Timaru Murdock, C, painter & paperhanger, Timaru |
Subjects |
Portrait photographs War Boer War Celebrations Victory celebrations Cannons Artillery (Weaponry) Musical instruments Children Men |
Catalogue Number |
1477 |