Transporting crates of dismantled Cook's Cottage through Melbourne

Description

Series[UMA-SRE-20020003] Photograph albums of Wilfrid Russell and Mabel GrimwadeAccession[2002.0003] PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS OF WILFRID RUSSELL AND MABEL GRIMWADEPart of Item[2002.0003.00717] Photograph Album - personal family photographs and subjects of interest to WRGIdentifierUMA-ITE-2002000300016Extentnot specifiedScope and ContentA photograph by Russell Grimwade showing some of the 35 lorries in procession through the city streets, loaded with crates of the dismantled house once occupied by James Cook's parents, which was removed from Great Ayton, Yorkshire England, and re-erected in Melbourne's Fitzroy gardens. One of the lorries displays a banner reading "Victorian Centenary Celebrations Captain Cook's Cottage Fitzroy Gardens". The house was purchased in 1934 by Russell Grimwade then dismantled and moved stone by stone and re-constructed as a gift to celebrate the State of Victoria's Centenary Year. 14/4/1934 Inscription: "Cook's Cottage 14.4.34" is written in ink beneath the photograph.Access StatusOpen for public accessRequest TypeRequest unitUnit2002.0003 Unit 0024Copyright StatusPublic domainConditions of Use and ReproductionThis item is out of copyright. Please acknowledge the University of Melbourne Archives as the source of this material. For information about ordering a copy of this image contact the University of Melbourne Archives: um-archives@unimelb.edu.auMenuBrowse digitised items | Available online | Items in the public domain

Provenance

CreatorGrimwade, Wilfrid RussellRolePhotographer

Provenance

CreatorGrimwade, Wilfrid RussellRoleProvenance

Dates

Date14 April 1934

Description Control

Previous System ID2002.0003.00016Format NumberPA/47 page 55UMAIC IDUMA/I/3356

Characteristics

Genre/FormPhotographic printsDimensions8.5 x 12cm

Subjects

SubjectTrucks--Victoria--Melbourne--PhotographsSubject (Place)Cooks' Cottage

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Transporting crates of dismantled Cook's Cottage through Melbourne

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