"Taranaki Jubilee 1841-1891. Procession down Devon St."

Production date
31 Mar 1891
Description
Photograph showing crowds standing on the street and seated on the verandah above the "CENTRAL DRAPERY WAREHOUSE" enjoying the procession down Devon Street during the fiftieth jubilee celebrations. A railway "STOP!/LOOK OUT FOR/THE ENGINE" sign can be seen in the foreground of the photograph. A "GARRETT BRO" shop sign is on the right hand side of the photo. "AMBURY & TRING / CASH DRAPERS AND CLOTHIERS" sign on the left hand side of the street. Several banners/flags are seen to be flying including those for Fitzroy and Central Schools. Brass band members and uniformed horsemen mid foreground. In the bottom left hand corner is the writing "TARANAKI JUBILEE 1891 - PART OF PROCESSION / IN DEVON ST".
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Photographer
Production date
31 Mar 1891
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Accession number
PHO2015-0206
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