| RCS/Y3011P contains: |
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| 1 |
[The King of Samoa's Palace] |
| 2 |
Yacht St George in dry dock, Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand |
| 3 |
[Street Scene, Colombo, Sri Lanka] |
| 4 |
A band representing the Men of Harlech given to me at Sydney by the Band Master |
| 5 |
[Royal Palace, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1886] |
| 6 |
Sydney harbour, St George in Naval An[chorage] |
| 7 |
[Visit of King and Queen of Hawaii to Captain Cook's Monument, 1880s] |
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Cruise of the Yacht St George, 1880s-92
| Title |
[Visit of King and Queen of Hawaii to Captain Cook's Monument, 1880s] |
| Reference |
Y3011P/7 |
| Covering Dates |
(A 1979 copy of a photograph taken in the 1880s) |
| Extent and Medium |
Good condition. |
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| Content and context |
243 x 182 mm. Showing King David Kalakaua (1836-1891) and his sister Liliuokalani (1838-1917) standing in front of the obelisk erected near the spot at which Captain Cook was killed in 1779. The caption reads 'This is a visit by the King and Queen of Honolulu to Captn. Cook's monument at the island of Hawaii which is governed and owned by Honolulu. The King is the big man in white in front leaning on the gun, the woman on the other side is his sister. The next man his the King's Secretary and the next woman with the parasol is the Queen, but I must tell you she is not the reigning Queen, for since the King's death, his sister [viz. Liluokalani] is the reigning Queen. All the others are courtiers and servants'. |
| Further information |
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Indexed
CN 662.
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| Index Terms |
| Hawaii |
| Hawaii |
| Hawaiian Islands |
| Kaawaloa |
| North and Central America |
| Oceania |
| United States |
| Kalakaua, David (1836-1891) King of Hawaii |
| Liliuokalani (1838-1917) Queen of Hawaii |
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