Silver Jubilee Celebrations (1935)
Silver Jubilee Celebrations (1935)
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Image Details
| Title | Drill Hall, Hill Street 1935: Celebration of the Silver Jubilee of King George V and Queen Mary, May 16 1935 |
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| Description |
Black and white photograph showing a hall filled with elderly people sat at tables arranged in three long rows draped in white cloths. The occasion is a dinner laid on for the "old folks" to celebrate the Silver Jubilee of King George V and Queen Mary. The location is the Drill Hall, which at the time was on Hill Street. This picture appeared in the Ross Gazette on May 16 (page 3). A full article describing this dinner and other events around Ross on the day, appeared in the previous week's' edition on May 9 (page 5). RELATED ITEMS IN THE ROSS GAZETTE ARCHIVES PROJECT Ross Gazette: 1935, May 9 (page 5) Article headed "JUBILEE FESTIVITIES A SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMME AT ROSS. DINNER FOR AGED - TEA FOR YOUNG. VILLAGE CELEBRATIONS. A GRAND DAY FOR EVERYBODY". 1935, May 16 (page 3) Pictures of events in and around Ross surrounding a headline "JUBILEE DAY FESTIVITIES. A GREAT DAY IN ROSS AND DISTRICT". The caption for the dinner picture reads"“Old folks and helpers at the dinner in the Drill Hall, Ross”. |
| Photographer / artist | Unknown |
| Publisher | Unknown |
| Contributor(s) | |
| Date | May 16, 1935 - page 3 |
| Type | Image |
| Format | Photograph |
| Identifier | RG009 |
| Area | Ross-on-Wye |
| Collection Holder | Herefordshire Libraries |
