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NameThe Duke and Duchess at Fernhill, The Drawing Room
ProductionMuir & Moodie; photography studio; 1901; Dunedin
Classificationgelatin dry plate negatives, black-and-white negatives
Materialssilver, photographic gelatin, sheet glass, photographic plates
Materials Summarygelatin glass negative
Techniquesgelatin dry plate process, black-and-white photography
Registration NumberC.011110
Credit linePurchased 1943
Overview
Duke and Duchess of Cornwall & York, 1901 (future King George V and Queen Mary) arrived in Dunedin on 25 June 1901. They came to the Southern Hemisphere to thank commonwealth countries for their support in the Boer War. The couple stayed at the Fernhill Club.